Goji berries are rich in betaine, wolfberry polysaccharides, taurine, carotene, niacin, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, a variety of amino acids and trace elements such as zinc and selenium. It has the functions of enhancing and regulating immune function, promoting hematopoietic function, delaying aging, anti-tumor, lowering blood lipids, protecting the liver, lowering blood sugar and improving the ability to tolerate hypoxia.
In modern life, wolfberry has become a very popular ingredient and health supplement. In addition to the traditional medicinal and edible methods, goji berries have many other wonderful uses. Let's take a look at the wonderful use of wolfberry.
1. Make tea. Goji berry tea is a very healthy drink that is not only sweet in taste but also nutritious. Soaking wolfberry in water and drinking it can play a role in nourishing yin and kidneys, nourishing the liver and eyes, and nourishing qi and blood. Especially for people who use computers or mobile phones for a long time, regular consumption of wolfberry tea can relieve eye fatigue and protect eyesight.
2. Stewed soup. Adding some goji berries to the soup can not only increase the umami of the soup but also improve the nutritional value of the soup. For example, adding wolfberries to stewed chicken soup can play a role in replenishing qi and nourishing blood; Adding wolfberries to stewed pork rib soup can play a role in moisturizing yin and dryness.
3. Cook porridge. Adding wolfberry to rice porridge and cooking together can play a role in nourishing the liver and kidneys and benefiting the shrewdness. At the same time, rice porridge itself also has the effect of nourishing the stomach and replenishing qi, which complements wolfberry.
Fourth, soaking wine. Goji berries can also be used to make wine. Soaking the wolfberries in liquor, after a period of brewing, can obtain a nutritious and unique taste of wolfberry liquor. This kind of wine can play a role in soothing the muscles and invigorating the blood, nourishing and strengthening the body, and is very beneficial for people who are weak.
5. Cook rice.
Adding some goji berries while cooking rice can make the rice more nutritious and delicious. At the same time, some of the active ingredients in goji berries can also penetrate into the rice, increasing the nutritional value of the rice.
6. Chew. Take 10 wolfberries, wash them, chew them directly, 3 or 4 times a day, which has the effect of prolonging life.
Goji berries are also a very effective health care ingredient. Regular consumption of wolfberry can play a role in improving immunity, anti-fatigue, anti-aging, etc., which has great benefits for physical health. For example, long-term insistence on eating a handful of wolfberries every day can play a role in nourishing the kidney, nourishing the liver, and brightening the purpose; For women, regular consumption of goji berries can also play a role in beautifying the skin.
Wang Huaiyin of the Northern Song Dynasty contained such a legend in the "Taiping Shenghui Fang": an envoy was ordered to leave Beijing to go to Hexi and other places to do business (note: Hexi: generally speaking, refers to the area west of the Yellow River in Gansu and Qinghai), on the way to see a black-haired and red-faced ** holding a bamboo pole, chasing and beating a white-haired, hunched 80-90-year-old old man, the old man hid in front of him and hid very pitiful, the messenger saw this and blocked the ** and asked: "You should respect the old man, why treat him like this?" The ** replied, "He is my great-grandson." The messenger was amazed and hurriedly asked why. It turned out that the old man refused to follow the ancestral way of health preservation, refused to take the immortal medicine, and became old at a young age, his hair was gray, and his teeth fell out. Because of this, I have to teach him a lesson. The messenger curiously asked about the age, and learned that the girl-like girl was 372 years old. And learned that ** has been taking a kind of elixir called wolfberry for many years, so that he will always be young and his face will not be old.
Goji berries are a very healthy ingredient and health supplement, and their use is not limited to traditional medicinal and edible methods. Through different consumption methods, we can give full play to the nutritional value and health care role of wolfberry, so that our body is healthier and stronger.