What are the medicinal values ​​of wolfberry?

Lycium barbarum can be considered a health product, because it not only has high edible value, but also has very high medicinal value. Eating more wolfberry can strengthen the body, promote the immunity of our body functions, and achieve the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney. If friends who often use their eyes in life can also eat wolfberry frequently to help us relieve eye fatigue, then what is the medicinal value of wolfberry?

The efficacy, effects and consumption methods of wolfberry

Because eating wolfberries is very helpful to human health, many people like to eat wolfberries in daily life. So, in addition to drinking it in water or stewing it into soup, what other health benefits does wolfberry have?

effect:

It nourishes the kidney and replenishes essence, nourishes the liver and improves eyesight, replenishes blood and calms the mind, promotes fluid production and quenches thirst, moistens the lungs and relieves cough. It is used to treat liver and kidney yin deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, forgetfulness, vertigo, blurred vision, excessive tearing, thirst, spermatorrhea and other symptoms. It can regulate the body's immune function, effectively inhibit tumor growth and cell mutation, delay aging, resist fatty liver, regulate blood lipids and blood sugar, promote hematopoietic function, etc., and is used in clinical practice. Effect: 1. Anti-fatty liver effect: The water extract of Ningxia wolfberry (20%, 8 ml/day by oral gavage) has a slight inhibitory effect on fat deposition in liver cells and promoting liver cell regeneration in mice poisoned by carbon tetrachloride. The anti-fatty liver effect of the water extract is also manifested in preventing liver dysfunction caused by carbon tetrachloride (with the activities of cholesterase and transaminase as indicators). If rats are given oral administration of wolfberry water extract or betaine for a long period of time (75 days), the phospholipid levels in the blood and liver can be increased; the phospholipid and total cholesterol levels in the liver of rats poisoned by carbon tetrachloride are reduced, but increased if betaine or wolfberry water extract is given in advance or at the same time; at the same time, there is an improvement effect on tests such as BSP, SGPT, alkaline phosphatase, and cholesterase. The effect of wolfberry on lipid metabolism or anti-fatty liver is mainly due to the betaine it contains, which acts as a methyl donor in the body. 2. Cholenaline-like effect: Intravenous injection of wolfberry water extract can cause lowering of blood pressure and respiratory excitement in rabbits; atropine or cutting off the vagus nerve can inhibit this reaction. It can also inhibit isolated rabbit auricles, excite isolated intestinal tract (in isolated guinea pig small intestine, 8 mg ≌ 1 μg of histamine, and its effect can be blocked by diphenhydramine or atropine), and constrict rabbit ear blood vessels. Betaine does not have this effect, but has a dilating effect on the blood vessels in rabbit ears. Extracts such as methanol, acetone, and ethyl acetate also have a mild antihypertensive effect. Therefore, the above-mentioned effects of wolfberry are caused by ingredients other than betaine. 3. Side effects: Although wolfberry has good nourishing and therapeutic effects, it is not suitable for everyone. Because it has a very strong effect of warming the body, people who have a cold, fever, inflammation, or diarrhea should not eat it. Because it has a very strong effect of warming the body, people who have a cold, fever, inflammation, or diarrhea should not eat it.

1. Since wolfberry has a very strong effect of warming the body, people with high blood pressure, those who are too impatient, or those who consume a lot of meat and have a red face should not eat it.

2. Wolfberry can nourish the liver and kidneys, but there is no need to take it if the liver and kidneys are not deficient.

3. After all, it is a medicine. Medicines treat diseases by relying on their bias, which is what we often call medicinal properties. Yin-tonifying medicines are also designed for deficiency syndromes. They should not be used by those who are healthy and have no deficiency syndrome. Those who have strong evil spirits but strong vital energy should not use deficiency-tonifying medicines indiscriminately to prevent "keeping the enemy inside the house." 4. People with cold deficiency may suffer from diarrhea when taking this medicine. People with internal heat should use it with caution.

5. Some people eat too many wolfberries, which causes their eyes to become red, swollen, uncomfortable, and their vision to become blurred. Therefore, wolfberry should not be eaten often, as it is a partially toxic medicine.

The above is some introduction to the medicinal value of wolfberry. In fact, eating wolfberry is very helpful to our human body, so we should eat more wolfberry in our lives, but not eat too much at one time. We should insist on eating an appropriate amount every day, so as to achieve the effect of strengthening the body. Otherwise, if we eat too much at one time, it will cause some complications.