The efficacy and medicinal value of wolfberry

Red wolfberry is a perennial shrub of Solanaceae, native to Ningxia. The dried and mature fruit of wolfberry, also known as wolfberry, citrus fruit, Mingmuzi, and dog milk, are now produced in Ningxia, Qinghai, Shandong, Henan and other places.

Wolfberry can nourish the liver and kidneys, benefit the eyesight, and is a good product for both medicine and food. It can also be used for bonsai viewing. It has a wide range of uses and strong domestic demand. For many years, the price has basically been in a stable and rising state, and the market prospect is promising.

Lycium barbarum is known as “treasure tree” and “medicine tree”. The tender stems and leaves are used as vegetables, while the fruit of wolfberry (medium berry) and root bark (digu skin) are used as medicine. In particular, the fruit of wolfberry is rich in nutrition. Each l00g of fresh wolfberry contains 4 grams of protein, 19.3 grams of carbohydrates, 0.8 grams of fat, and 100 calories. Lycium barbarum contains 18 kinds of amino acids, 8 of which are essential amino acids. In addition to calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc., minerals also contain a certain amount of organic germanium. Vitamins are also more comprehensive and rich, including vitamins B1, B2, C, nicotinic acid and carotene. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wolfberry has a sweet taste, and has the functions of nourishing kidney, nourishing yin, nourishing liver, improving eyesight, and replenishing qi. It is suitable for symptoms such as kidney deficiency and nocturnal emission, sore waist and knees, dizziness, dizziness, and dizziness. Modern scientific research has confirmed the above statement and believes that wolfberry can lower cholesterol, stimulate brain nerves, enhance immune function, prevent cancer, anti-aging and beauty, and play an extremely beneficial role in human health.

Many studies have confirmed that wolfberry extract can promote cellular immune function, enhance lymphocyte proliferation and tumor necrosis factor generation, and also has a two-way mediation effect on interleukin II. Lycium barbarum polysaccharides extracted from wolfberry fruit can be seen to have radiosensitization to animals, which can protect mice from immunocompromised immune function caused by radiation damage and have a boosting effect on decreased white blood cells. Experiments have confirmed that Lycium barbarum polysaccharide can maintain the normal development of cells and improve the repair ability of damaged DNA.

Many people like to use wolfberry berries to soak in water, wine or soup. Traditional Chinese medicine has long said that “medium berries keeps healthy”. It is believed that regular consumption of medlar can “strengthen the bones and resist cold and heat.” Therefore, it is often used as a nourishing and anti-aging medicine.

Many people do not know that eating wolfberry can be used for beauty. This is because wolfberry can improve the skin’s ability to absorb oxygen, and in addition, it can also have a whitening effect.

Although wolfberry has good nourishing and healing effects, it is not suitable for all people. Since it has a strong effect on warming the body, it is best not to eat it if you are catching a cold, fever, inflammation, or diarrhea.

The most suitable people to eat wolfberry are those with weak constitution and poor resistance. Moreover, you must persist for a long time and eat a little every day to get results.

Do not overeat any tonic, and wolfberry is no exception. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate for healthy adults to eat about 20 grams of wolfberry a day; if you want to have a therapeutic effect, it is best to eat about 30 grams a day. Now, many animal experiments on the toxicity of wolfberry have proved that wolfberry is a very safe food without any toxins and can be consumed for a long time.

　　 Chicken Soup with Astragalus and Chinese Wolfberry

Ingredients: 20 grams of Astragalus, 20 grams of Chinese wolfberry, 200 grams of chicken.

Production method: Cut the chicken into pieces, put it in a pot, add astragalus and medlar, salt, green onion, ginger, cooking wine and cook until the meat is cooked, eat the meat and medlar, drink the soup, use it in two times.

Function: Invigorate qi and raise yang, invigorate the kidney and essence, nourish the liver and improve eyesight, suitable for listlessness, shortness of breath, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, dizziness and dark eyes. Astragalus is rich in selenium and wolfberry is rich in organic germanium. These two trace elements have obvious anti-cancer effects.

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