Ningxia Lycium barbarum is mostly cultivated, and its fruit is medicinal Lycium barbarum or Lycium barbarum. Mainly produced in Ningxia, Gansu and other places, it is a famous specialty in China. Plant height 150 ~ 200 cm, slender branches, usually curved apex with short spines. Leaves alternate or clustered, ovate-lanceolate 1 ~ 2 flowers clustered, corolla lavender or purple. Berries are oval or ovoid, and they are red when they are ripe. Seeds oblate and reniform. Strong adaptability. Seed propagation, seedling raising and transplanting are the main methods. Before sowing, accelerate germination, and when the seeds are 30% white, mix with wet soil ash for sowing. Spring sowing is from late March to early May, and summer sowing is from June to July. The row spacing of drilling holes is 40 cm. The seed consumption per mu is about 0.25 kg. In the spring or autumn of the following year, hole sowing should be carried out according to the row spacing of 200 ~ 250 cm. Young trees need shaping to form a good crown structure because they have strong germination and branching ability. Adult trees need pruning to promote ventilation and light transmission. Pests and diseases include black fruit disease, gray spot disease, mud bug and so on. When planted, it will bear fruit in autumn. The fruits in Ningxia in summer and autumn are mostly dark red or orange red, soft and juicy, with loose stems, which are harvested in batches and spread out to dry. Don't turn your face in the strong light for two days after picking, dry it until your skin wrinkles and then dry hard.
Lycium barbarum L. and Lycium barbarum L. fruits in Ningxia have the functions of lowering blood sugar, resisting fatty liver and atherosclerosis. When used as traditional Chinese medicine, it has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney and benefiting eyesight. Indications: dizziness, watery eyes, kidney deficiency and backache. Root bark has the functions of lowering blood pressure, relieving fever, inhibiting bacteria, clearing away heat and cooling blood, and relieving deficiency heat, and is mainly used for treating fatigue, fever and hematuria. As we all know, Lycium barbarum fruit contains betaine, zeaxanthin, red pigment of sour pulp and fatty oil. Root bark contains betaine, sitosterol and vitamin B 1. Ningxia Lycium barbarum fruit also contains betaine and Physalis red pigment.
The magical effect of Lycium barbarum
People with colds, inflammation and diarrhea had better not eat it.
Many people like to soak Lycium barbarum in water, wine or soup, but what is the nutritional value and medicinal effect of Lycium barbarum, and what are the taboos when eating it?
Chinese medicine has long said that "Lycium barbarum keeps healthy", and it is believed that eating Lycium barbarum often can "strengthen bones and muscles, strengthen the body and resist cold and heat". Therefore, it is often used as a tonic and anti-aging drug.
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.
Many people don't know that eating Lycium barbarum often can help beauty beauty. This is because Lycium barbarum can improve the ability of skin to absorb oxygen, in addition, it can also play a whitening role.
Although Lycium barbarum has a good nourishing and therapeutic effect, it is not suitable for everyone. Because its warm-up effect is quite strong, people with colds, fever, inflammation and diarrhea had better not eat it.
The people who are most suitable for eating Lycium barbarum are people with weak constitution and poor resistance. And we must persist for a long time, and eat a little every day to be effective.
Don't overdo any tonic, and Lycium barbarum is no exception. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate for healthy adults to eat about 20 grams of medlar every day; If you consider the effect of treatment, it is best to eat about 30 grams a day. Now many animal experiments about the toxicity of Lycium barbarum prove that Lycium barbarum is a very safe food, which contains no toxin and can be eaten for a long time.
Traditional Chinese medicine has long said that "Lycium barbarum keeps healthy", and many people also like to use it to soak 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.
Eating Lycium barbarum regularly can "strengthen bones and muscles and resist cold and heat". Modern research also shows that it has the functions of enhancing immunity, delaying aging and resisting cancer, and is often used as nourishing and recuperating food. In addition to these health functions, the medicinal value of Lycium barbarum is mainly reflected in the adjuvant treatment of diabetes, fatty liver, male infertility, obesity, dry mouth in the elderly at night, chronic atrophic gastritis and other diseases. In addition, Lycium barbarum can improve the skin's ability to absorb nutrients, and it can whiten the skin if eaten regularly.
However, 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 big particles, red color, thick meat, soft texture, sweet taste, sticky chewing, and can dye saliva red and yellow, so that the quality of Lycium barbarum is the best.
Although Lycium barbarum has a good nourishing and therapeutic effect, it is not suitable for everyone. People with weak constitution and poor resistance should eat more Lycium barbarum in peacetime, but the effect of warming up the body is still quite strong. Therefore, people who have a cold, fever, inflammation and diarrhea had better not eat it.
Respondent: Wan Yan Kangkang1No.4 Champion 1- 15 22:37.