Is it better to soak black wolfberry in water or wine? How to drink black wolfberry with American ginseng

Black wolfberry and red wolfberry are both wolfberries, but black wolfberry is not as common as red wolfberry, and the market price of black wolfberry is much more expensive than red wolfberry. Black wolfberry is not as sweet as red wolfberry, so it is more suitable for people with high blood sugar. Black wolfberry can also be used to soak in water or wine, so which of these two methods works better?

Is it better to soak black wolfberry in water or wine?

Both methods have their own advantages.

The soaking time of wine is usually longer, and the active ingredients dissolved and the concentration are higher than those soaked in water, and it is easier to preserve because wine itself has a bactericidal effect, but the intake each time is limited. However, if you soak it in water, the daily intake will increase greatly. Most of the active ingredients of black wolfberry are water-soluble, which means they can dissolve in water.

For soaking in wine, the main type of wine on the market is grain wine with an alcohol content of about 50% and an alcohol content of about 50%, which is a dilute alcohol solution. It can release some fat-soluble active ingredients in black wolfberry, such as carotenoids, and can also dissolve anthocyanins (including OPC) from 50% water, thereby exerting its effect.

Soaking in water mainly dissolves water-soluble active ingredients, such as anthocyanins and polysaccharides. The dissolution rate of active ingredients into water is related to the amount of water and soaking time.

However, in reality, the 1% more extraction rate obtained by soaking in wine than in water can be ignored, and this dosage has no effect on the human body. It depends on the individual.

How to drink black wolfberry with American ginseng

Combine the two into one and take it daily, 5 to 10 black wolfberries + 4g of American ginseng. The water temperature should be around 40 degrees. Do not use boiling water.

Effects: Anti-aging, increase immunity. Protect cardiovascular system, strengthen the body. Improve sleep, soothe the mind and improve intelligence. Prevent and treat diabetes.

It is suitable for the elderly or those who are weak after illness, those with poor physical fitness, those who do mental work, those with endocrine disorders, those with poor sexual function, and young people who are not suitable for ginseng tonic.

Not suitable for people with cold, diarrhea, internal heat, or phlegm-damp constitution.

How to soak black wolfberry

Soaking in wine

Wash and dry the black wolfberry, put it in a jar, pour in white wine, seal it, and soak it for about 15 days. The white wine is generally 50% alcohol, and the amount of wolfberry in 500 grams of wolfberry wine is about 40 grams.

Soak in water

Prepare 60 degrees warm water, pour half of the water, pour in black wolfberry, and then pour in the other half of the water. The first soak is not needed, the black wolfberry essence is mainly in the second to fourth soaks. Remember not to soak for a long time.