Do you really understand the wolfberry in the thermos?

Wolfberry is a common tonic in our daily life. Soaking wolfberry in a thermos cup has become one of the common health-preserving methods used by many people. So does wolfberry really have a health-preserving effect on our health? How can we choose high-quality wolfberries?

First of all, strictly speaking, what we often use in our lives is not wolfberry, but the dried mature fruit of wolfberry - wolfberry, also known as wolfberry, citrus fruit, and eye-brightening fruit. Wolfberry is mainly produced in Ningxia, Qinghai, Shandong, Henan and other places in my country. Eating wolfberry has many benefits to the human body, and the most significant effect is to improve eyesight and nourish the skin. Wolfberry can nourish kidney essence. Chinese medicine believes that the kidney belongs to water, the liver belongs to wood, and water produces wood. When the kidney essence is sufficient, the first to benefit is the liver. The liver opens the eyes, so eating more wolfberries can improve eyesight. In addition, wolfberry can improve the skin's ability to absorb nutrients. The content of β-carotene in wolfberry is higher than that in carrots. Natural β-carotene can resist aging, cancer, and prevent skin damage from sunlight, so wolfberry has certain beauty effects.

If you don't eat wolfberries, but only drink wolfberry water, then only a small amount of β-carotene, lutein and other bioactive substances may be precipitated, and most of them are still in the pulp. Many people believe that soaking wolfberries in hot water can "activate" the nutrients and soak out the nutrients. In fact, the advantage of soaking wolfberries in hot water is that it can soak the wolfberries in a short time and play a certain bactericidal role. But the disadvantage is also obvious, it is easy to destroy the vitamins in wolfberries, because many kinds of vitamins are not resistant to high temperatures. Therefore, soaking wolfberries in hot water cannot play a good role in supplementing nutrition.

It should be noted that although wolfberries are good, they are not suitable for everyone. Because wolfberries have the effect of warming the body, people with weak constitutions and poor resistance can eat more of them in moderation, but people with colds, fevers, inflammations, and diarrhea should not eat them. For healthy people, it is not advisable to eat too much wolfberries either.

How can you choose high-quality wolfberries?

At first glance, most normal wolfberries are dark red, with a white navel, and the color distribution is uneven.

Second, normal and high-quality wolfberries are dry, and each grain is distinct when held in the hand, and they will not stick together.

Third, smell. Put the wolfberries in a closed space for a while. If they emit a pungent smell, they are likely to have been smoked with sulfur.

Taste 4. Put the wolfberries directly into your mouth and chew them. The wolfberries soaked in alum will taste bitter, while the wolfberries smoked with sulfur will taste sour, astringent and bitter.

Five soaks. Throw a few wolfberries into warm water. High-quality wolfberries are not easy to sink and the color after soaking is light yellow or orange-red; processed wolfberries lose color seriously.