"health! Soak in some water and drink! "

Lao Wang, who is in his early fifties, is an old worker in his unit. At ordinary times, Lao Wang works fairly neatly, not worse than young people. Lao Wang likes drinking tea at ordinary times. Lao Wang is an old expert in drinking tea. Ordinary people know little about white tea and black tea, but old Wang Can talks about Kan Kan all day. When going to work, Lao Wang still fills the thermos cup before going to work. Some time ago, my colleague joked that Lao Wang had serious hair loss and said that he needed to make up for it. Since then, Lao Wang has soaked a bottle of medlar every day. Lao Wang said that Lycium barbarum is a good thing for tonifying kidney, and several other old employees in the unit have also soaked Lycium barbarum.

Can medlar soaking in water really have the effect of health preservation? In fact, in daily life, Lao Wang is far more than one person who likes to drink Lycium barbarum water. Everyone knows that Lycium barbarum is a good thing. Usually, they like to add some medlar to stew chicken and soup, so the soup cooked is a great supplement. Is that really the case? Today, I will talk to you about Lycium barbarum!

Lycium barbarum, also known as Lycium barbarum and red eardrop, is a mature fruit of Lycium barbarum, a small shrub in Solanaceae. Lycium barbarum has a long history in China. It is not only a precious Chinese herbal medicine, but also a kind of food. Lycium barbarum can be regarded as a good thing with the same origin of medicine and food. Lycium barbarum contains a variety of amino acids, and contains betaine, zeaxanthin, acid lycopene and other special nutrients, so Lycium barbarum has special medicinal value.

Lycium barbarum is sweet and flat, belonging to the liver and kidney meridian, and has the effect of nourishing liver and kidney. As early as Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, it was recorded that "it is cold-resistant and heat-resistant", which means that Lycium barbarum also has the effect of anti-aging and beauty beauty. "Materia Medica" mentioned that "Lycium barbarum can flush qi, enrich blood and give birth to Yang Can" and so on. In other words, Lycium barbarum also has the function of neutralizing blood gas, that is, it can lower blood sugar, enhance male sperm quality and enhance physical fitness.

Although Lycium barbarum has many benefits, not everyone can eat it. Guo Nan, deputy chief physician of Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, pointed out: Lycium barbarum is very good, but there are two kinds of people who are not suitable for eating!

1. loose stool with spleen deficiency is not suitable for eating.

Lycium barbarum is warm and has many benefits. It has the function of nourishing the body for patients with weak body. But it is not suitable for loose stool with spleen deficiency and patients with enteritis who often have loose bowels, because it is easy to tonify the spleen, which will aggravate the symptoms of loose stool.

2. People with yin deficiency constitution are not suitable.

Because people with yin deficiency are exogenous pathogens, they are prone to thirst and dry throat, and their faces are flushed, hot and sweaty. However, Lycium barbarum is warm, and eating more will increase internal fire and aggravate the symptoms of yin deficiency.

For Lycium barbarum, some people like to soak in water, some people like to stew with other ingredients, and some people like to eat it directly. So which way is better? Generally speaking, you can drink it with water or eat it directly, because Lycium barbarum is rich in nutrition and contains a variety of medicinal ingredients. Polyphenols and flavonoids in Lycium barbarum are easily soluble in water. If soaked in water, it helps to absorb these substances and replenish water to the body.

The carotenoids in Lycium barbarum are insoluble in water, and the effect is relatively simple if you drink water directly, so Lycium barbarum soaked in water can also be eaten directly. Also, the water temperature of soaking Lycium barbarum should not be too high, generally not more than 90, because too high a temperature will also destroy the sugar in Lycium barbarum.

1. Don't buy Lycium barbarum with too bright colors. Normal Lycium barbarum will be darker than red after drying. Too bright Lycium barbarum may be smoked with sulfur, which is not good for your health.

2. You can't buy wolfberry with pungent smell. Normal good medlar will have a faint sweet and sour fragrance. If there is obvious pungent smell, 100% is smoked with sulfur.

3. Good Lycium barbarum tastes sweet but not greasy, slightly sour. If it tastes strange, you should pay attention.

In a word, Lycium barbarum is a good thing, but we should not blindly pursue the so-called "health preservation" for common things in life. We should do what we can, and some unscrupulous merchants will exaggerate the role of Lycium barbarum, so we should keep our eyes open and avoid being deceived. Finally, people with allergies should use it with caution. In general, it is best not to exceed 20 grams per day. If you overdo it, it will also cause side effects. If you are greedy, it may lead to excessive internal heat and nosebleeds.