What are the characteristics of black wolfberry

Many people have never seen black wolfberry. They only think that there are red wolfberries in the world. Red wolfberries are a blood-tonifying remedy, but black wolfberries have the same effect. Black wolfberries have many benefits that red wolfberries do not have. Black wolfberries are often used to soak in water for many people. When choosing black wolfberries, we must first understand the characteristics of black wolfberries. So what are the characteristics of black wolfberries?

Morphological characteristics

A thorny shrub, 20-150 cm tall. It has many branches, the branches are hard, often zigzag, and white. The leaves are clustered in 2-6 pieces on short branches, fleshy, sessile, linear, linear-lanceolate or cylindrical, 5-30 mm long, with obtuse and rounded apex. 1-2 flowers grow on short branches on both sides of the base of the thorns; pedicels are thin, 5-10 mm long; calyx is narrowly bell-shaped, 3-4 mm long, 2-4 lobed; corolla is funnel-shaped, the tube is often 2-3 times longer than the lobes of the eaves, light purple, 1 cm long; stamens are of unequal length. The berries are spherical, purple-black when ripe, and 4-9 mm in diameter; the seeds are kidney-shaped and brown.

Identification method

Black wolfberry, also known as black wolfberry, is found in many places in the northwest. Black wolfberry, also known as Su wolfberry, has a high content of anthocyanins. There are several types of fake black wolfberry:

1. Look at the appearance

There are three ways to fake the appearance: 1. Use white thorn instead. White thorn fruit is also a medicinal material. The fruit is nearly spherical, about 5mm in diameter. When the fruit is ripe, it is red at first and then black, but it has only one very hard seed. 2. Use smaller blueberries instead, remove the seeds and dry them. 3. Use other similar fruits for dyeing. The real black wolfberry fruit is dry and wrinkled, while the berry after soaking in water is oval, slightly flat, and 5 to 8 mm long. Diameter 3~5mm. The surface is purple-black, with irregular wrinkles and slightly shiny. The fruit has traces of the style and pedicel and a persistent calyx. The texture is soft and moisturizing. The seed is single, oblong, 3.5-5mm long, 2-3mm wide, reddish brown or tan, slightly pointed at the apex, rounded and triangular, with 6 shallow longitudinal grooves extending to the middle, and obtuse at the base with dozens of quasi-circular pits. It has a slight odor and tastes sweet and slightly sour. After the finished black wolfberry is dry, the fruit stalk can stand up, and the part after the fruit stalk is removed is a very round, white circle. After it is completely dry, it turns into powder if you squeeze it with your hands. These are characteristics that other fake fruits do not have.

2. Look at the soup color

Black wolfberry is very rich in color and contains a large amount of anthocyanin. It turns purple when soaked in acidic water (mineral water) and turns blue when soaked in alkaline water (spring water, tap water, etc.).

These contents introduce the various characteristics of black wolfberry. If we know the characteristics of black wolfberry, it will be easier for us to choose black wolfberry. When choosing black wolfberry, we must also know how to use it. It is also a good idea to use black wolfberry to help yourself promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. You can also eat black wolfberry when you have kidney deficiency.