How to choose good black wolfberry? What should I pay attention to when drinking black wolfberry?

Black wolfberry is a food ingredient that can be used as both medicine and food. It is rich in nutrients and has the effects of protecting the liver, anti-aging, and anti-fatigue. However, it should be noted that black wolfberry should not be taken in excess. If you eat too much black wolfberry, it may cause symptoms such as red and swollen eyes and blurred vision. The wolfberry we buy daily is available all year round, but in fact it has a ripening season. So when does black wolfberry mature? How to choose good black wolfberry? Please come to the encyclopedia to learn more!

Contents of this article

1. How to choose good black wolfberry

2. What should you pay attention to when drinking black wolfberry?

3. When does black wolfberry mature?

How to choose good black wolfberry

1. The fruit of wild black wolfberry is oblate, that is, short in axis and long in radius; after it dries up, it turns into powder when squeezed by hand.

2. The color of black wolfberry is very dark. It appears blue when soaked in tap water (acidic water) and purple in mineral water (alkaline water).

3. Black wolfberry has excellent water solubility. Once it is splashed on a white cloth, it can be washed off with water. However, it has poor alcohol solubility and its color turns into light purple.

4. The seeds of black wolfberry are the same as those of red wolfberry, with 7 to 8 seeds in one fruit, and the seeds are kidney-shaped. If there is only one seed in the black wolfberry, it can be preliminarily determined to be fake.

What should I pay attention to when drinking black wolfberry?

1. Do not take it blindly

Black wolfberry is a food ingredient that can be used as both medicine and food. It is rich in nutrients and has liver-protecting, anti-aging, and anti-fatigue effects. However, it should not be taken without authorization, because black wolfberry has the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney. If taken in excess by people without deficiency syndrome, it may cause physical discomfort. It is recommended to take the medication under the doctor's instructions.

2. Do not take excessively

Black wolfberry is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, improving intelligence and eyesight. It can be used for symptoms such as low back and knee pain, dizziness, insomnia and forgetfulness. However, it should be noted that black wolfberry should not be taken in excess. If you eat too much black wolfberry, it may cause symptoms such as red and swollen eyes and blurred vision.

When does black wolfberry mature?

The black wolfberry we buy is available all year round and is never out of stock due to time constraints, but the fruit of black wolfberry is not available all year round. It only blooms and bears fruit in a certain season, and the growth of each black wolfberry has to go through the tempering of time, and finally grows into what we see after buying it, each one is extremely precious.

Black wolfberry is a perennial shrub with a height of 20-50 cm. It likes light and grows robustly under light conditions. It grows thin and weak under shade conditions, with very few flowers and fruits. It has strong adaptability and grows well in saline wasteland, salinized sand, salt lake shore, canal sides, river beaches and other salinized soils. It can withstand high temperatures of 38.5℃ and is also very cold-resistant. It can grow without frost damage at low temperatures of -25.6℃. It is drought-resistant and can still thrive in deserts.

Black wolfberry sprouts and leaves from late March to early April every year, blooms and bears fruit from late April to mid-June, the fruit matures from late June to mid-July, and the leaves dry up and fall from late September to early October. It takes about 140 days from sprouting to fruit ripening, and the growing period is about 150 days.