The efficacy and function of wolfberry leaves [picture]

The efficacy and function of wolfberry leaves [picture]

Wolfberry leaf [picture] is a common Chinese medicine in clinical practice, which has high health value. For some people with poor physical constitution, eating wolfberry leaf [picture] can greatly improve their health. Today I will introduce wolfberry leaf [picture] to you.

[Alias] Dixian seedling (Rihuazi Materia Medica), beet (Bencao Tujing), wolfberry tip (Diannan Materia Medica), Tianjingcao (Baoshoutang Experience Prescriptions), wolfberry seedling (Compendium of Materia Medica), wolfberry vegetable (Shengcao Xingbeiyao), wolfberry head (Jiangsu Plant Medicine Records).

[Source] The tender stems and leaves of the Solanaceae plant wolfberry or Ningxia wolfberry . Harvested in spring and summer.

[Chemical composition] Japanese wolfberry leaves contain betaine, rutin, vitamin C, β-sitosterol-β-D-glucoside, thiamine inhibitor (this inhibitory effect can be eliminated by cysteine ​​and vitamin C); the hot water extract of dry leaves contains inosine, 6-oxopurine, cytidine, uridine acid, a very small amount of succinic acid, pyroglutamic acid, oxalic acid and a large amount of glutamic acid, aspartic acid, proline, serine, tyrosine, and arginine.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, sweet, cool.

【Entry into meridians】 "Essential Chinese Medicines" says: "It enters the heart, lung, spleen, and kidney meridians."

【Functions and indications】 Tonifies deficiency and replenishes essence, clears away heat, quenches thirst, dispels wind and improves eyesight. Treats fever due to asthenia, thirst, red and painful eyes, cataracts, night blindness, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, heat toxicity, sores and swellings.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 2 to 8 liang for fresh ones; cook or mash into juice. For external use: decoct in water for washing or mash into juice for eye drops.

【Note】 "Medical Theory": "It is incompatible with cheese."

[Additional prescription] ① Treat the five kinds of fatigue and seven kinds of injuries, and sexual weakness: half a catty of wolfberry leaves (cut), 2 he of polished rice. Mix the above ingredients with black bean sauce and cook into porridge, then add chopped five spices, green onion, etc. to taste. (Goji Berry Porridge Recipe from Sheng Hui Fang)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Ming Yi Bie Lu"

The above is a brief introduction to the effects of wolfberry leaves [picture]. I hope it can help all my friends. In general, the health-preserving effects of wolfberry leaves [picture] are very powerful. Therefore, wolfberry leaves [picture] can be used in daily life to better promote physical health.

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