Uncle Liu is a well-known health expert in the community, but recently, this talent has "overturned the car".
It turned out that Uncle Liu had to grab a handful of goji berries every morning to soak in water and drink, and also put a few chrysanthemums on it, which was called "clear heat and detoxification". Unexpectedly, after drinking goji berry chrysanthemum water for a period of time, Uncle Liu developed a mouth ulcer, and after using watermelon cream for several days, he did not get better. Helplessly, Uncle Liu had to go to the Chinese Medicine Hospital for treatment.
After inquiring about Uncle Liu's situation, the doctor cried and laughed, and explained to Uncle Liu: "You are a yin deficiency physique, but goji berries have a certain warming effect, and excessive consumption will cause the body to be hot and dry, and the mouth and tongue will be sore." ”
In life, many people know that goji berries are good things, but because they do not know enough about their own physique, they do not know how to eat goji berries, and they often backfire in the end.
Today, we will talk about how goji berries should be eaten.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >, medicinal and food homologous goji berries, what is good? </h1>
Traditional Chinese medicine in China believes that goji berries have the effects of nourishing yin and eyes, improving physical fitness, nourishing qi and nourishing blood, which are recorded in many ancient medical books:
The "Materia Medica" says that goji berries "can strengthen the spirit, the gods are full of essence", and can also "make the qi can be filled, the blood can be replenished, the yang can be born, the yin can be long, the fire can be lowered, and the rheumatism can go", and the effect is numerous. The "Materia Medica" regards goji berries as "an essential medicine for the deficiency of liver and kidney true yin, fatigue and internal heat".
In addition, in ancient medical texts, goji berries were also used to treat "thirst quenching", which is what we now call diabetes. The Chinese Pharmacopoeia records that goji berries can be used to "quench thirst with internal heat", and the New Edition of Materia Medica also says that goji berries "quench thirst more, especially to make up for labor injuries".
Not only that, the Shennong Materia Medica also says that goji berries are "long-serving, strong bones, light body, hardy of cold and heat", which can prolong life. The "New Materia Medica" also calls goji berries "fairy fruit".
Modern pharmacological research has also shown that in addition to being rich in nutrients, containing a variety of vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, goji berries also have special ingredients such as goji polysaccharides, citric acid, zeaxanthin dipal palmitate and so on.
For example, goji polysaccharide is a water-soluble polysaccharide extracted from goji berries, which can affect immunomodulatory function in a variety of ways and has an immunostimulatory effect. At the same time, goji polysaccharides also have antioxidant effects, which can help prevent aging and protect the reproductive system. In addition, it also has a certain effect on lowering blood lipids and blood sugar.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > second, of course, goji berries are not suitable for everyone</h1>
The medicinal value of goji berries is very high, but because the warming effect of goji berries is quite strong and has a good tonic effect, it is not suitable for people with cold fever, inflammation of the body, hypertension, impatience, diarrhea, spleen and stomach deficiency, etc., so as not to aggravate the symptoms.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > third, I heard that goji berries can supplement the kidneys, is it true? </h1>
The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that goji berries can "replenish the kidneys and produce essence, nourish the liver and eyes". Since ancient times, goji berries have been a good medicine for chinese medicine to tonify the kidneys. Tang Dynasty Li Jue's "Introduction to Medicine" records that using goji berries with silk seeds to make honey pills, with light salt water, can treat men's sexual dysfunction, infertility, premature white hair and so on.
Modern medicine through rat experiments has also shown that the polysaccharides contained in goji berries can increase serum hormone levels in rats with testicular damage, although there is no more clinical data.
Li Hongzhu, an associate researcher at the Tianjin Pharmaceutical Research Institute, said that although goji berries have a good kidney tonic effect, people with kidney deficiency cannot achieve the purpose of kidney supplementation by eating a large number of goji berries. Moreover, kidney deficiency is divided into kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency, wolfberry is mainly used to treat kidney yin deficiency caused by vision loss, waist and knee soreness, sperm and thirst, etc., not suitable for people with kidney and yang deficiency. Therefore, Li Hongzhu reminded: you can't blindly eat goji berries to supplement your kidneys, so as not to backfire.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > four, if you want to really replenish your kidneys, you have to do it</h1>
Folk have the saying of "ten men and nine falsehoods", although the statement is exaggerated, but it has to be said that with the development of society, the pressure of many people is increasing, resulting in irregular life, and more and more people with kidney deficiency. Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the innate foundation, and the kidney affects various life functions of the human body. As soon as the kidney is weak, it is easy to lead to premature aging, memory loss, emotional abnormalities, sexual dysfunction and so on. If you want to really replenish your kidneys, you can't just eat goji berries, you have to do this:
1. Develop healthy eating habits, choose foods rich in high-quality protein, avoid foods with high "purine" content, and reduce salt intake.
2. Drink plenty of water to maintain the balance of water in the body, and do not hold urine to ensure that the waste in the body is discharged in time.
3. Work in a measured manner and have a temperate intercourse, so as not to hurt qi, blood, and sperm.
4. Do not stay up late, regular work and rest, ensure adequate sleep, go to bed early and get up early, which is conducive to kidney maintenance.
"When people reach middle age, they have no choice but to serve goji berries in a thermos cup." Nowadays, more and more people are joining the team of health care. However, health care is also to pay attention to science, especially in the use of Chinese herbal medicine, we must know more to see if their physique is suitable, so as not to be detrimental to the body.
Resources:
[1] "Shennong Materia Medica Interpretation - Wolfberry", Renwei Traditional Chinese Medicine,2017-07-29
[2] "Brewing goji berry tea every day, a man in Xiamen actually drank it in excruciating pain!" Doctor: Don't mess with health! 》. Xiamen Evening News.2021-01-29
[3] Experts say | Goji berries in a thermos cup? This way eating goji berries is effective". Life Times. 2020-12-04
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