The role and efficacy of wolfberry

I believe that people have a certain understanding of wolfberry in their lives. This is a common Chinese medicinal material. It can be soaked in water and drunk, or used for making soups and cooking. It is good for people’s health. People all know that eating wolfberry is good, so what are its functions and effects? Next, I will give you a detailed introduction. I hope that friends who are interested can read the article patiently, which will be of some help in life.

Effects

Wolfberry, the quality of Ningxia wolfberry leads the rest of the country. It contains wolfberry polysaccharides, betaine, atropine, hyoscyamine; carotene, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B1 and various amino acids. Among them, wolfberry polysaccharides can enhance nonspecific immune function, improve disease resistance, and inhibit tumor growth and cell mutation.

1. Protect your eyes and improve your vision

The human body's retinal photoreceptors are composed of retinol and opsin. The rich B-carotene contained in wolfberry can be converted into vitamin A in the human body, and vitamin A can produce retinol, thereby improving vision and preventing macular degeneration.

2. Nourishing blood

Modern medical research has confirmed that wolfberry contains nutrients such as polysaccharides, crude fat, crude protein, carotene, various vitamins and trace elements, which promote hematopoietic function.

3. Reduce the three highs

Lycium barbarum polysaccharides can significantly enhance the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in damaged pancreatic islet cells, improve the antioxidant capacity of pancreatic islet cells, reduce the damage of peroxides to cells, and reduce the production of dialdehydes, which indicates that Lycium barbarum polysaccharides have a certain protective effect on pancreatic islet cells. Eating wolfberries can significantly reduce serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels, reduce and prevent arteriosclerosis, and treat hypertension. It is a good health product for patients with coronary heart disease.

4. Immunomodulation

Lycium barbarum polysaccharides are rich in Lycium barbarum polysaccharides, which are a water-soluble polysaccharide composed of six monosaccharide components: arabinose, glucose, galactose, mannose, xylose, and rhamnose. It has physiological activity, can enhance nonspecific immune function, improve disease resistance, and inhibit tumor growth and cell mutation.

5. Beauty and skin care

Skin aging is mainly caused by free radical oxidation, and the wolfberry polysaccharides and B-carotene contained in wolfberry are powerful antioxidants. Together with the synergistic effect of the trace element selenium and vitamin E contained in wolfberry, they form a powerful antioxidant force. In addition, vitamin A can maintain the growth and differentiation of epithelial tissue, prevent skin dryness and keratinization of hair follicles, thereby playing a role in beautifying and moisturizing the skin.

6. Radiation resistance

Lycium barbarum has the function of resisting Y-ray radiation and protecting the body. It can be used as an auxiliary drug to cooperate with radiotherapy and other anti-tumor treatments, reduce the toxic and side effects of radiotherapy, improve the efficacy, and protect the body's immune function.

7. Anti-aging

Immunosenescence is closely related to cell apoptosis. Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) can significantly improve the phagocytic function of macrophages and enhance the proliferation capacity of lymphocytes.