Lycium barbarum L.

Lycium barbarum is a plant belonging to the genus Lycium in Solanaceae. Its fruit is called Lycium barbarum, and its tender leaves are called the head of Lycium barbarum. The common species is Lycium chinense Miller, and the main medicinal species is Lycium barbarum L. Lycium barbarum has the effects of lowering blood sugar, resisting fatty liver and atherosclerosis. Lycium barbarum is suitable for all seasons, and it can be added to tea, porridge, soup and dishes like ordinary food, but it has no disadvantages such as being bored and making a fire. Can be taken alone in spring, or boiled with Astragalus membranaceus; In summer, it is advisable to soak in water with chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, boat-fruited Sterculia and rock sugar, which can eliminate eye fatigue. In autumn, it should be made into soup with Sydney, lily, tremella and hawthorn. In winter, porridge should be cooked with longan, jujube and yam. 3 grams of black tea and 20 grams of Lycium barbarum are brewed with boiling water to obtain Lycium barbarum tea; Alternatively, 20 Fructus Lycii and 5 dried chrysanthemums can be brewed together with water; 15g of tremella fuciformis and 25g of Lycium barbarum are decocted with appropriate amount of water with slow fire to obtain thick juice, 20g of honey is added, and then decocted for 5 minutes to obtain Lycium barbarum tremella soup, once every other day, and served with warm boiled water. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate for healthy adults to eat about 20 grams of medlar every day; The therapeutic use can be increased to 30 grams. Lycium barbarum should be eaten often, not in large quantities at one time. Soaking Lycium barbarum in water or making soup, only drinking the soup can't be completely absorbed, because only some medicinal components can be released into the soup due to factors such as water temperature and soaking time. In order to play a better role, it is best to eat the Lycium barbarum in the soup together. Without any processing, directly chewing Lycium barbarum will absorb more nutrients. You can rinse Lycium barbarum with water and chew it, but the dosage should be halved. Because Lycium barbarum has obvious warming effect, people who are suffering from colds, fever, inflammation and diarrhea had better not eat it. At the same time, Lycium barbarum also has the function of excitatory nerve, which should not be taken by those with hypersexuality; In addition, Lycium barbarum has a high sugar content, 19.3 grams per 100 grams. People with diabetes should use it with caution and should not overdo it. Dosage is also very important! In spring, when Lycium barbarum begins to sprout, you can take its fresh branches and leaves like a pea tip. After boiling with hot water, add a proper amount of seasoning and mix well, and eat it as a cold salad.
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