Can I eat Lycium barbarum often? How should I eat?

Lycium barbarum, whose fruit is called "Lycium barbarum", is one of the most famous specialties in Ningxia, ranking first among the "Five Treasures". For a long time, Ningxia Lycium barbarum ranks first in the country for its pure quality and abundant output. According to historical records, Lycium barbarum has been cultivated in Ningxia for at least 500 years, and it was listed as a "tribute fruit" in Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty. The Annals of Zhongwei County compiled during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty said: "There are several kinds of Lycium barbarum gardens in Ning 'an area (now Zhongning County, Ningxia), and all provinces use Lycium barbarum as medicine, and production is the best. "At that time, people once wrote poems praising:" The trees in June 7th are red, and medicine and fruit in Ning 'an are good in the world. " Instead of being rich, it is better to spend 1000 yuan to reward the current price. "In Shuo Fang Dao Zhi, it is also recorded that" Ning 'an Lycium barbarum fort is the best ". Lycium barbarum belongs to Solanaceae, Solanaceae, Lyciinae and Lycium genus in plant classification. Small deciduous shrub with short spines It is a perennial woody plant, and its age is over 100 years. Because "the thorn is like the thorn of holly, and the stem is like the bar of medlar", it is named medlar. Lycium barbarum is a treasure all over the body, and seeds, flowers, leaves, roots and skins can be used as medicine. Su Dongpo has a saying in "Five Poems in Xiaoyuan: Lycium barbarum" that "root flowers are packed without abandoning things". After more than two thousand years of Chinese medicine practice, Lycium barbarum is a good medicine for nourishing and strengthening the body. Its main functions are: moistening lung, clearing liver, nourishing kidney, benefiting qi, producing sperm, strengthening yang, relieving fatigue, strengthening bones and muscles, expelling wind and improving eyesight. In ancient times, there were many prescriptions for using or adding Lycium barbarum, such as Lycium barbarum paste, Gouju Dihuang pill, Guilu Erxian glue, Guilingshou, Zuoguiyin and Xiaoying decoction. These ancient prescriptions handed down from generation to generation can be used as a tonic for those who are weak in essence and blood, or as a good medicine for nourishing liver and kidney, treating deficiency and nourishing yin, or as a nutritional product for eliminating evil, strengthening body and prolonging life. Lycium barbarum is nutritious, effective and convenient to take. There are four ways to take Lycium barbarum: first, it can be eaten fresh, the newly picked Lycium barbarum is crystal clear, the juice is thick and full, and the mouth is sweet and moist, which can be eaten about 10 g a day; The second is to use medlar decoction or compound decoction according to the doctor's advice; The third is to soak wine, usually one catty of medlar and three jins of high-grade wine, which can be drunk in two weeks; The fourth is to cook Lycium barbarum into vegetables. China has a long history of planting Lycium barbarum. There is a poem in The Book of Songs Xiaoya that says, "If the north is steep, take this as a lesson." . Shennong Herbal Classic is the first ancient book to incorporate Lycium barbarum into Chinese medicine. For more than two thousand years, Lycium barbarum, as a valuable Chinese medicine, has been widely praised for its efficacy. Taiping Shenghui Fang, compiled in the Northern Song Dynasty, records a woman who took Lycium barbarum leaves, flowers, seeds and roots all the year round and lived for more than 370 years. Li Mingzhizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica records that "Lycium barbarum leaves are picked in spring and are famous for their herbal essence; Picking flowers in summer is called long grass; Picked in autumn, named Lycium barbarum; " Collecting roots in winter is called cortex lycii. "Four kinds of herbs are combined into pills, which are often taken by the elderly." Being a hundred years old, he walks like a fly, turns white to black, recovers his teeth, and is full of yang and body fluid. "Traditional efficacy and clinical application Lycium barbarum is sweet and flat, and enters the liver and kidney meridians. Has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, nourishing essence and blood, improving eyesight, relieving nebula, moistening lung and relieving cough. Indications: kidney deficiency, impotence, nocturnal emission, chronic infertility, premature aging, premature aging, premature aging, blood deficiency and sallow, postpartum hypogalactia, blurred vision, internal heat to quench thirst, fatigue and bone steaming, fatigue and cough, dry cough with little phlegm, etc. It should be noted that Lycium barbarum can nourish yin and moisten dryness, so it is not suitable for people with spleen deficiency to determine the effective components in Lycium barbarum extract with modern research and modern analytical instruments. It is found that it is rich in the following substances: polysaccharide, monosaccharide, betaine, fatty acid, protein and polypeptide, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, 18 amino acids (including 8 essential amino acids) and trace elements (calcium). In addition, according to the latest food composition list published in China, the content of carotene in Lycium barbarum is significantly higher than that in fruits and vegetables, and it also contains vitamin E, vitamin D, phospholipids and selenium. Pharmacological studies have proved that Lycium barbarum can regulate immune function, effectively inhibit tumor growth and cell mutation, and has the functions of delaying aging, resisting fatty liver and regulating blood lipid and blood sugar. Therefore, Lycium barbarum has a certain therapeutic effect on diabetes, dyslipidemia, abnormal liver function and gastritis. Commonly used prescriptions and medicated diets for anemia and malnutrition: 20g of sun-dried ginseng, 350g of Lycium barbarum, 0/00 g of Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, 400g of rock sugar and 0/000 g of Chinese liquor. Put the sun-dried ginseng slices and Lycium barbarum into gauze bags and tie them tightly for later use. Put the rock sugar into the pot, add appropriate amount of water and heat it to boiling, refine it to Huang's color heat, and filter it with gauze to remove residue. Put Chinese liquor into a wine jar, put a cloth bag containing sun-dried ginseng and Lycium barbarum into the wine, seal and soak for 10 ~ 15 days, stir for 1 time every day, soak until the medicine taste is completely weak, take out the medicine bag, filter the precipitate with a fine cloth, add crystal sugar, stir evenly, then stand and filter until it is clear. Daily 10 ~ 20g can strengthen the body, resist aging, nourish yin and blood, blacken hair, strengthen waist and knees, improve eyesight, promote blood circulation and dredge meridians. It is suitable for patients with physical weakness, anemia and malnutrition after illness, and also has the functions of strengthening the body and prolonging life. Treatment of dyslipidemia: make Lycium barbarum, Ligustrum lucidum and brown sugar into granules, 6 grams each time, twice a day, 4 ~ 6 weeks as 1 course of treatment. Treatment of vomiting during pregnancy: 50g of Lycium barbarum, 5 g of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi ~10 g, brewed in boiling water, taken warm, and taken in batches. Treatment of atrophic gastritis: Lycium barbarum is dried in the sun, 20g a day, and chewed twice on an empty stomach. The course of treatment is 1 two months, which is helpful for the recovery of atrophic gastritis. Treatment of impotence: 30 ~ 60 grams of Lycium barbarum and 500 grams of white wine. Take Lycium barbarum after soaking 15 days, 5 ~ 10 ml each time, twice a day. Can be used for treating impotence with blurred vision, soreness of waist and knees, strengthening body constitution, and prolonging life. Treatment of dry mouth at night: Chewing Lycium barbarum can treat dry mouth caused by decreased saliva secretion. Many people like to soak Lycium barbarum in water, wine or soup. Chinese medicine has long said that eating Lycium barbarum can "strengthen bones and muscles and resist cold and heat". Therefore, it is often used as a tonic and anti-aging drug. Many people don't know that eating Lycium barbarum often can help beauty beauty. This is because Lycium barbarum can improve the ability of skin to absorb oxygen, in addition, it can also play a whitening role. Although Lycium barbarum has good nourishing and therapeutic effects, it is not suitable for everyone. Because its warm-up effect is quite strong, people with colds, fever, inflammation and diarrhea had better not eat it. The people who are most suitable for eating Lycium barbarum are people with weak constitution and poor resistance. And we must persist for a long time, and eat a little every day to be effective. Don't overdo any tonic, and Lycium barbarum is no exception. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate for healthy adults to eat about 20 grams of medlar every day; If you consider the effect of treatment, it is best to eat about 30 grams a day. Now many animal experiments about the toxicity of Lycium barbarum prove that Lycium barbarum is a very safe food, which contains no toxin and can be eaten for a long time.