You can eat it raw. When using Lycium barbarum to soak in water or make soup, its efficacy cannot be fully exerted. Due to the influence of water temperature, soaking time and other factors, only some medicinal components in Lycium barbarum can be released into water or soup.

Chewing directly with your mouth will fully absorb the nutrients in Lycium barbarum. However, when you chew Lycium barbarum, you should pay attention to the fact that the amount you eat is best halved, otherwise it will be easy to overnutrition. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate for healthy adults to eat about 20 grams of medlar every day; If you think about the effect of treatment, you can eat about 30 grams a day. When choosing Lycium barbarum, you should choose those with large particles, red color, thick meat, soft texture, sweet taste, sticky taste and ability to dye saliva red and yellow, so that the quality of Lycium barbarum is the best.