Lycium barbarum is also called medlar. Lycium barbarum is a kind of Lycium genus in Solanaceae. The fruit is called Lycium barbarum, and the tender leaves are called gouqi head. It contains Lycium barbarum polysaccharide, protein, fat, vitamins, trace elements and other nutrients, and is a common Chinese medicine food. The effects of Lycium barbarum are as follows:

First, anti-aging

Lycium barbarum is rich in antioxidant substances such as Lycium barbarum polysaccharide, β-carotene, vitamin E, selenium and flavonoids, and has good antioxidant effect. Lycium barbarum can resist free radical peroxidation and reduce the damage caused by free radical peroxidation, thus helping to delay aging and prolong life.

Second, nourish the liver and kidney.

Chinese medicine believes that Lycium barbarum can nourish liver and kidney, benefit eyesight, enrich blood and enhance human immunity. For modern people, the most practical function of Lycium barbarum is to resist fatigue and lower blood pressure.

In addition, Lycium barbarum can protect liver, lower blood sugar, soften blood vessels, and reduce the levels of cholesterol and triglyceride in blood, which has certain curative effect on patients with fatty liver and diabetes. According to clinical medical verification, Lycium barbarum can also treat chronic renal failure.

Third, nourish the liver and improve eyesight.

Lycium barbarum polysaccharide has protective effect on experimental liver injury, which can reduce serum alanine aminotransferase and promote the repair of liver injury. Wang Deshan studied the dose-effect relationship and toxicity of Lycium barbarum against experimental hyperlipidemia. The experimental results show that Lycium barbarum can inhibit fat deposition in liver cells and promote liver cell regeneration.

Fourth, improve the body's immunity

Lycium barbarum has the functions of improving immunity, invigorating qi and essence, nourishing liver and kidney, resisting aging, quenching thirst, warming body and resisting tumor. In addition, Lycium barbarum can also reduce blood pressure, blood lipid and blood sugar, prevent atherosclerosis, protect liver, inhibit fatty liver and promote hepatocyte regeneration.

Fifth, improve the quality of sleep

Lycium barbarum is suitable for eating all year round. Regular drinking can improve physical fitness, alleviate some sleep problems such as poor sleep quality and difficulty in falling asleep, which is conducive to improving sleep quality. Lycium barbarum is eaten differently in winter and summer. Suitable for making tea in summer and soup in winter. The best time to make tea is afternoon, which is good for sleeping.

Plant cultivation of Lycium barbarum;

During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that one day, a group of businessmen from the western regions came to the Silk Road, stayed in an inn at night and saw a woman reprimanding an old man. The businessman stepped forward and asked, "Why did you beat and scold the old man like this?" The woman said, "What does it matter to you if I teach my grandson a lesson?" Everyone who heard it was shocked.

It turns out that this woman is over 200 years old and the old man is 90 years old. He was beaten because he refused to obey the family rules and take herbs. As a result, he was senile and his eyes were dim. Surprised, the businessman asked the birthday girl the secret of longevity? When the birthday boy saw that the messenger was full of sincerity, he told him that Lycium barbarum was taken in four seasons.

Later, Lycium barbarum was introduced to the Middle East and the West, and it was known as the Oriental God Grass.

Barbary wolfberry soaking taboo

First of all, although Lycium barbarum is good, it doesn't mean it is suitable for everyone. Lycium barbarum has a very obvious warming effect on the body, so people who have a cold, fever, inflammation or diarrhea need to choose carefully. In addition, people who suffer from high blood pressure and are too impatient, as well as people who eat a lot of meat every day and cause their faces to turn red, are not suitable for eating.

Although Lycium barbarum has the effect of nourishing liver and kidney, it is not necessary for people with liver and kidney deficiency to take it. Lycium barbarum is also a traditional Chinese medicine. Drug treatment of diseases depends on its bias, that is, its medicinal properties. Drugs for nourishing yin are designed for deficiency syndrome, so people who are healthy and have no deficiency syndrome should not take them.

In life, some people eat Lycium barbarum excessively, which leads to red eyes, pain and discomfort and blurred vision. The reason for this symptom is improper use.

Dry chewing of Lycium barbarum is better than soaking in water. Chinese medicine has long said "Lycium barbarum for health". Many people also like to soak Lycium barbarum in water, make soup or cook porridge in their lives.

In terms of eating methods, direct chewing is more beneficial to the health care function of Lycium barbarum. 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 chewing Lycium barbarum, we should pay attention to the fact that it is best to halve the food intake, otherwise it is easy to be overnourished.