Lycium barbarum belongs to the mature fruit of Solanaceae, and there are more than 80 varieties in the world, mainly distributed in temperate and subtropical regions, but mainly distributed in western and northwestern regions in China, with Lycium barbarum in Ningxia being the most common. Zhongning Lycium barbarum has become a fine product of Ningxia Lycium barbarum because of its unique growth environment.
Chinese medicine believes that Lycium barbarum is flat and sweet, enters the liver and kidney meridians, nourishes the liver, nourishes the kidney and moistens the lungs. Modern medical research shows that Lycium barbarum has the effects of lowering blood pressure, reducing blood fat, resisting oxidation, nourishing liver, improving eyesight, beauty beauty and improving immunity. In addition, Lycium barbarum is rich in vitamins, minerals, protein, active polysaccharides and amino acids, which is one of the best raw materials for developing functional foods.
But it is wrong to soak Lycium barbarum in water. In life, many people like to use medlar to soak in water, make soup or cook porridge, but this is actually not a delicious way of medlar.
The eye protection effect of Lycium barbarum depends on zeaxanthin. However, zeaxanthin is insoluble in water and cannot be completely released by soaking in water or cooking soup. We usually soak in hot water, and some vitamins in Lycium barbarum will be destroyed after encountering high temperature. At the same time, soaking for a long time will also denature it, leading to the reduction of drug efficacy. What's more, many people are used to soaking Lycium barbarum in water and throwing the nutritious part into the trash can, which is a waste.
The correct way to eat it should be: after washing Lycium barbarum, chew it directly without any processing, and absorb more nutrients. Many people like to make porridge or soybean milk with medlar. It is recommended to add it after cooking, which can retain its nutrition to the greatest extent.
Tips: Eating Lycium barbarum should not be too much every day, otherwise it is easy to be overnourished. Generally speaking, healthy adults should eat about 20 grams of medlar every day; If you chew Lycium barbarum dry, you will eat half of it. Lycium barbarum is not suitable for everyone, because it has a strong warming effect. People with cold, fever, inflammation and diarrhea had better not eat it. Lycium barbarum also has a "shelf life". The wine-flavored medlar has gone bad and can't be eaten any more.