Modern research shows that Lycium barbarum contains Lycium barbarum polysaccharide, betaine, carotene and vitamin C, which has the functions of improving immunity, promoting hematopoiesis, resisting aging, protecting liver, resisting fatigue, lowering blood sugar, blood lipid and blood pressure.
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Five strokes to choose Lycium barbarum
1, look
Normal Lycium barbarum is mostly dark red, which is not very uniform, while dyed Lycium barbarum is beautiful bright red. Pick up the wolfberry and look at the navel. The navel of normal Lycium barbarum is white, the sulfur-smoked Lycium barbarum is yellow and the dyed Lycium barbarum is red. Ningxia Lycium barbarum listed in Pharmacopoeia is oblate, but not very big.
2. Hold
Grab a handful of medlar in your hand. Normal and high-quality medlar has good dryness. Each grain is separated independently and will not stick together. Some Chinese wolfberry will be a little soft according to the weather changes, but not particularly soft. The processed Lycium barbarum feels a little sticky and the color fading is serious.
3. Smell
Hold a handful of medlar in your hand for a while, or put it in a plastic bag and seal it for a while. Smell it with your nose. If there is a pungent smell, it is probably smoked with sulfur. Be careful when buying.
4. Taste
Chew Lycium barbarum directly in your mouth, and Ningxia Lycium barbarum tastes sweet and bitter after eating. Qinghai wolfberry is sweeter than Ningxia wolfberry. Lycium barbarum soaked in alum will taste bitter when chewed, while Lycium barbarum smoked with sulfur will taste sour, astringent and bitter.
5. Bubbles
Throw several Lycium barbarum into warm water, the high-quality Lycium barbarum is not easy to sink, and the color of the bubble is light yellow or orange. The dyed Lycium barbarum is red after soaking in water, and it is still clear and transparent after sulfur fumigation.
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