Who should not eat wolfberry?

Wolfberry is a traditional Chinese medicine that many people are familiar with. It can be added to medicine, put in food or tea, and made into other medicines. Its scope of use is extremely wide. When consuming it, people will first consult the relevant taboos to avoid physical discomfort after consumption. So who should not eat wolfberry? To understand the group of people who should not eat wolfberry, we must first observe the effects of wolfberry, so as to determine the taboos of medication.

The fruit of the Solanaceae shrub wolfberry and Ningxia wolfberry. Referred to as wolfberry, also known as sweet wolfberry. Wolfberry is distributed in most parts of China; Ningxia wolfberry is distributed in Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai and other places. The fruits are harvested when they are ripe in summer and autumn. Wash and use fresh, or dry for later use.

【Properties】: Sweet, neutral in nature. It can nourish the liver and kidneys, improve essence and blood, and improve eyesight.

[Reference]: Contains betaine, amino acids, carotene, vitamins B1, B2, C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other ingredients.

The extract slightly inhibited the deposition of fat in hepatocytes and promoted the regeneration of hepatocytes in mice with liver damage caused by carbon tetrachloride. It has the effect of lowering cholesterol and can slightly prevent the formation of experimental atherosclerosis in rabbits.

[Uses]: Used for liver and kidney deficiency, lack of essence and blood, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, spermatorrhea, infertility; kidney deficiency and essence deficiency, thirst and dry mouth, frequent urination and red tongue; essence and blood cannot go up to the eyes, blurred vision and decreased vision.

[Usage]: Eat raw, decoct into soup, boil into paste, soak in wine, or make into pills or powders.

[Additional recipe]: 1. Qiyuan Paste: wolfberry and longan pulp in equal parts. Add water and simmer over low heat several times until the wolfberries and longan pulp are tasteless. Remove the residue and continue simmering until it becomes a paste. Take 1 to 2 spoons each time, with boiling water.

Originated from "Secret Anatomy of Health Preservation". This recipe uses wolfberry to nourish the kidney and improve the essence and blood, and longan meat to nourish blood, calm the mind, and improve intelligence. It is used for symptoms such as liver and kidney deficiency, blood not nourishing the heart, soreness of the waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations and forgetfulness.

2. Goji berries paste: wolfberries and polygonatum sibiricum in equal parts. Add water and simmer over low heat for several times. After removing the residue and concentrating it, add an appropriate amount of honey and mix well. Bring to a boil and let it cool for later use. Take 1 to 2 spoons each time, with boiling water.

Originated from "Zunsheng Bajian" (the recipe of Baozhen Dantian Erjing Pills). Both wolfberry and polygonatum are commonly used medicines in ancient times for prolonging life and resisting aging. When used together, they have a good effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys, and improving the essence and blood. The original recipe says: "Regular use can strengthen the body and consolidate the essence; it can nourish the Dantian, activate blood circulation and maintain beauty... " Therefore, it can be taken for premature aging, insufficient essence and blood in the liver and kidneys, low back pain, fatigue, tinnitus, dizziness, forgetfulness, and facial decay.

Contraindications

It is contraindicated for patients with exogenous pathogenic heat, spleen deficiency with dampness and diarrhea.

1. "Bencao Jingshu": People with weak spleen and stomach and frequent diarrhea should not eat.

2. "Bencao Huiyan": People with cold phlegm and cold habits in the spleen and stomach should not eat.

3. Ben Jing Feng Yuan: Use with caution in patients with weak primordial Yang Qi, Yin deficiency and slippery spermatorrhea.

4. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: Rehmannia glutinosa is good.

Toxicity: The median lethal dose of the water-soluble extract of the fruit by subcutaneous injection in mice is 83.2 g/kg; the median lethal dose of betaine hydrochloride by subcutaneous injection in mice is 18.7 g/kg.

The median lethal dose of wolfberry water-soluble extract by intraperitoneal injection in mice is 83.2g/kg; the median lethal dose of betaine hydrochloride by intraperitoneal injection in mice is 18g/kg. Betaine is excreted in its original form after entering the body. Rats were given an intravenous injection of 2.4 g/kg without any toxic reaction. Mice were given an intraperitoneal injection of 25 g/kg and experienced systemic convulsions and respiratory arrest within 10 minutes.

Who should not eat wolfberries? From the content of the article, we can find that people with weak spleen and stomach cannot eat them. It is not suitable for people with yin deficiency to eat it. Moreover, consuming too much wolfberry can be toxic and harmful to the patient's body. Therefore, you should control the amount you eat wolfberry. If it is used as a medicinal material, you should follow the proportion. And when making tea, you should pay attention to prevent the harm from increasing after the body absorbs it. However, controlling the amount will bring great benefits to the body.