The efficacy and function of wolfberry[picture]

Wolfberry [Picture] is a very nutritious and precious medicinal material. Eating wolfberry [Picture] regularly can have very good effects and functions. So how should we eat wolfberry [Picture]? What specific benefits can eating wolfberry [Picture] bring to our body? We need to understand some professional knowledge of wolfberry [Picture] to answer these questions.

[Alias] Gouqizi (Collected Annotations to the Compendium of Materia Medica), beet seeds (Compendium of Materia Medica for Famine Relief), wolfberry (Corrections to Tibetan Medicine Formulas), red and green peppers, wolfberry (Henan Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine), dog milk (Jiangsu Plant Medicine Records), wolfberry fruit (Hebei Medicinal Materials), ground bone fruit, wolfberry eggplant (Shanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Records), red earrings, blood wolfberry (Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine), wolfberry sprouts (Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Records), wolfberry beans, blood wolfberry (Pharmaceutical Science).

[Source] It is the mature fruit of the Solanaceae plant wolfberry or Ningxia wolfberry . The fruits are picked when they are ripe in summer and autumn. The fruit stalks are removed and placed in a cool place to dry until the skin becomes wrinkled. Then they are exposed to the sun until the skin is dry and hard and the flesh is soft. In case of rain, you can use low heat to dry.

[Original form] ① Wolfberry (Ben Jing), also known as: Qi (The Book of Songs), Gouqi (Mao Shi Zhuan), Gouji (Ben Jing), Sheep Milk (Wu Pu Materia Medica), Kuqi, Dijin (Guang Ya), Xiangchai, Chunlu, Xianrenzhang, Quelao, Tianjing (Baopuzi), Queshuo (Bielu), Dixian (Rihuazi Materia Medica), Gouji (Bencao Yanyi), Dog Ground Bud (Cao Mu Bian Fang), Red Garlic, Garlic, Stone Longevity Tree.

【Properties】 ① Western wolfberry

[Chemical composition] Wolfberry contains 3.39 mg% carotene, 0.23 mg% thiamine, 0.33 mg% riboflavin, 1.7 mg% niacin, and 3 mg% ascorbic acid. β-Sitosterol and linoleic acid were also isolated.

【Pharmacological action】 ① Anti-fatty liver effect

[Preparation] Sift out impurities and remove remaining stems and pedicles.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, neutral.

[entry into meridians] Enters the liver and kidney meridians.

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the kidneys, moistens the lungs, replenishes the liver, and improves eyesight. It is used to treat liver and kidney yin deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, excessive tearing, consumptive cough, thirst, and spermatorrhea.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2-4 qian; make into paste, soak in wine, or make into pills or powder.

[Note] Do not take this medicine if you have exogenous heat, spleen deficiency with dampness, or diarrhea.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat liver and kidney deficiency, eye disease discrimination, or dry eye pain: Rehmannia root, Cornus officinalis, Poria cocos, Chinese yam, Cortex Moutan, Alisma orientalis, Lycium barbarum, Chrysanthemum. Make pills with refined honey. (Qiju Dihuang Pills from Medical Grade)

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[Remarks] In addition to the above-mentioned varieties, there is also the "Ganzhouzi" produced in Gansu, which is the fruit of the Turkmen wolfberry and Northwestern wolfberry plants; the "Guchengzi" produced in Xinjiang, which is the fruit of the Lycium barbarum, and is used as wolfberry locally. The dried fruit is oblong or oval, 6 to 9 mm long and 2 to 4 mm in diameter. The surface is dark red with irregular wrinkles and dull. The texture is slightly soft and contains many seeds. Odorless, sweet and sour taste.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] 1. "Ming Yi Bie Lu": Wolfberry grows in the plains and banks of Changshan and various hills. The roots are collected in winter, the leaves are collected in spring and summer, and the stems and fruits are collected in autumn, and dried in the shade.

Above we introduced what wolfberry [picture] is. We know that wolfberry [picture] can not only be used to treat diseases but also has good health benefits, so we must be good at using wolfberry [picture] to protect our health.