How to eat wolfberry-gouqi zi

Wolfberry-gouqi zi knows as longevity herb. It can nourish kidney and the essence.

As gouqi zi nourishes blood and soothes the nerves, it benefits liver and eyesight. It also can promote fluid, quench thirst, moisten lung and relieve cough.

For symptoms such as: soreness and weakness of waist and knees, dizziness, tearful eyes, consumptive cough, thirst, nocturnal emission, etc.. Which are caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency.

Details benefits of wolfberry-gouqi zi

Anti-fatty liver effect of wolfberry-gouqi zi:

This effect depends on gou qi zi slightly inhibiting the deposition of fat in liver cells, promoting the regeneration of liver cells.

The anti-fatty liver effect of gou qi zi water extract is also shown in:

It prevents liver dysfunction caused by carbon tetrachloride (with the activities of cholinesterase and transaminase as indicators).

And wolfberry can increase the level of phospholipids in blood and liver.

The effect on lipid metabolism or anti-fatty liver is mainly caused by the betaine contained in it. Which acts as a methyl donor in the body.

Since it can nourish the liver and kidneys. In the mean time wolfberry clears the liver and improves eyesight, anti-aging and anti-fatigue.

Reversing the aging indicators in the blood of the elderly to youth. Increasing the number of white blood cells and enhance function of macrophages. Those are also the benefits from wolfberry-gouqi zi.

Improving the immune / enhances the adaptation and adjustment ability

Wolfberry not only helps to consolidation and support righteousness then promote health recovery, but also improves the body’s disease resistance and resists the invasion of pathogens.

Cholinergic effect from wolfberry-gouqi zi

Gouqi zi tea can cause lower blood pressure and excited breathing.

Wolfberry-gouqi zi is rich in beta elements, vitamin B1, vitamin C, calcium, iron, etc.. Which help to reduce harmful substances in the blood and reduce blood pressure.

Anti-cancer effect for wolfberry-gouqi zi

Wolfberry improves the immune and physiological function of the elderly, infirm and tumor patients.

It has the effect of strengthening the body and delaying aging.

Combined with chemotherapy for cancer patients, it has curative effects such as reducing toxic and side effects, preventing leukopenia, and regulating immune function.

Relying on its excellent health benefits, it has become the “standard” of the health care methods.

Cautions when taking wolfberry-gouqi zi

It looks like gouqi zi carry a lot of benefits for our body, however, there are still some physical conditions are not suitable to take wolfberry-gouqi zi.

When having a cold or fever

People should not eat wolfberry when they are with cold, fever or inflammation, especially those with pancreatitis.

If they eat it, it will aggravate the degree of cold and fever or aggravate the symptoms of inflammation.

When blood pressure higher

It’s better not to eat over daily dosage if you had high blood pressure even it can help lower high blood pressure.

If having a heat toxin physique

People who have a lot of meat in diet cause a hot physique. If they ate wolfberry,  then it would easily create extra heat for the body. Such as causing discomfort, redness, swelling in the eyes, blurred vision, etc..

Because its warming effect is too strong, affecting the ocular nerves and never causing eye discomfort.

Weak people which easier diarrhea

Since the warming effect of wolfberry is very strong, there is a risk of slippage and diarrhea if taking it for people with deficient cold physiques.

Having digestion problem

Wolfberry is sweet and moisturizing in nature but it is usually difficult to digest, so people with spleen and stomach deficiency should not eat more.

Leaderboard of eating wolfberry

Wolfberry puree Recommended index: ★★★★★

Wolfberry juice comes from fresh wolfberry. In the traditional way of eating wolfberry, the absorption of active ingredients is low.

This is because there is a waxy protective film on the surface of wolfberry, which causes some nutrients to not be completely precipitated.

In order to make the nutrients of the fresh wolfberry fully absorbed and utilized by the human body, the fresh wolfberry is picked and directly made into puree.

So that the active and nutritional components of the fresh wolfberry can be directly retained, making it fresher and more authentic.

Dry chewing Recommended index: ★★★★★

The best way to eat wolfberry-gouqi zi that is to chew it directly! It is suitable for most people.

Chewing gouqi zi, in addition to being able to taste the original flavor and being convenient and fast to eat.

More importantly, chewing dry/fresh gouqi zi can more fully absorb the nutrients in wolfberry, which is conducive to its medicinal effect.

Note: The amount of dry/fresh gouqi zi for chewing should not be too much. About 10 grams per day, and no more than 20 grams at most a day. Or find a practitioner for a suitable dosage daily.

Boiling paste Recommended index: ★★★★★

The ointment of wolfberry can fully retain its nutrients. And the ointment has a strong nourishing effect. So it is very suitable for people with liver, kidneys deficiency or insufficient blood.

Recommended health recipe: mulberry and wolfberry paste.

Ingredients: 500 grams of mulberry, 100 grams of honey, 100 grams of wolfberry.

Methods:

1). Clear up mulberries, put them in a pot, mash the mulberries with a shovel, and cook until it boils;

2). Pour in wolfberry, mix well, pour in honey, boil for 30 minutes on low heat, turn off the heat and let it cool after boiling, and put it into a container.

Note: When cooking, be sure to cook slowly over low heat to prevent sticking!

Wolfberry-gouqi zi with certain herbs Recommended index: ★★★★★

When soaking wolfberry, add some healthy ingredients, and the health effect can be doubled.

+ chrysanthemum, the effect of clearing liver and improving eyesight is greatly increased;

+ red dates, nourish qi and blood, increase complexion;

+ loquat, invigorating lung and kidney tonic, relieving asthma and moisturizing dryness;

+ barley, diuresis and swelling, spleen and dampness;

+ dandelion, clearing away heat and detoxifying, repairing liver cells.

Cooking porridge Recommended index: ★★★★

The beneficial components of wolfberry can be dissolved into the porridge. Which is convenient for the human body to absorb.

Recommended Recipe:

Lotus seed and wolfberry porridge can invigorate the middle and invigorate qi, anti-aging. Meanwhile it  also nourishes liver and heart, improving eyesight and soothing the nerves.

It is suitable for people with dizziness, palpitations, restless sleep at night and pale complexion caused by deficiency of liver and heart.

Soaking water or wine Recommended index: ★

Wolfberry tea by soaking it in water is the most common way for most people to eat. It is simple and convenient to throw a few pieces in water. However, the beneficial components of wolfberry are not easy to dissolve.

A good way to soak the wolfberry-gouqi zi in water is recommended:

First rinse the wolfberry with cold water, then soak it in boiling water for a period of time, and then eat and drink with the water and wolfberry residue.

Wolfberry-gouqi zi in wine

Liquor has the effect of activating blood and dredging collaterals.

After the beneficial components of wolfberry are incorporated into the wine, the two can leverage each other to make the effect of strengthening muscles and bones of wolfberry fully exerted.

Li Shizhen introduced in the “Compendium of Materia Medica” that using wolfberry to make wine, long-term drinking can prevent aging and keep the face.

Method: Soak an appropriate amount of wolfberry in white wine and soak for 7 days before drinking.

Note: Because it is an alcohol preparation, it cannot be taken for a long time, and it is not advisable to drink too much at one time.

For that reason, the applicability of wolfberry wine is a little less, and it should be used with caution for people with poor liver and kidneys.

Contraindications for eating wolfberry:

Although so many benefits from wolfberry-gouqi zi, but not everyone can eat wolfberry. For example, people with spleen and stomach deficiency, yin deficiency, diarrhea, cold phlegm,ect.

Last, do you get to know now in-taking wolfberry in a correct way according to your physique?

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