Are there any differences in the effects and functions of Ningxia wolfberry and ordinary wolfberry?

Wolfberry is a common herb. It is native to Ningxia. The wolfberry in Ningxia is the most nutritious and has the best medicinal properties. Fresh wolfberry is made into dried wolfberry after drying. The method of taking it is very simple. It can be eaten directly, added to meals, or added to soup. It is also a good idea to use wolfberry to make wine. Wolfberry can treat fatty liver, high blood pressure, prevent cancer and fight cancer, nourish the kidneys, and regulate qi and blood.

Wolfberry is the dried mature fruit of Lycium barbarum L., a plant of the Solanaceae family .

It tastes sweet and is mild in nature, and has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says, "Long-term consumption can strengthen muscles and bones, make the body light and prevent aging, and resist cold and heat." Chinese medicine often uses it to treat liver and kidney yin deficiency, weak waist and knees, dizziness, forgetfulness, vertigo, blurred vision and excessive tears, thirst, spermatorrhea and other symptoms. Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that wolfberry can regulate the body's immune function, effectively inhibit tumor growth and cell mutation, delay aging, resist fatty liver, regulate blood lipids and blood sugar, and promote hematopoietic function, and has been applied in clinical practice. Wolfberry is easy to take and can be used as medicine, chewed, or soaked in wine. However, those with external evil heat, spleen deficiency with dampness and diarrhea should not take it.

The effects of wolfberry :

It nourishes the kidney and replenishes essence, nourishes the liver and improves eyesight, replenishes blood and calms the mind, promotes fluid production and quenches thirst, moistens the lungs and relieves cough. It is used to treat liver and kidney yin deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, excessive tearing, consumptive cough, thirst, and spermatorrhea.

1. Anti-fatty liver effect

The water extract of Ningxia wolfberry (20%, 8 ml/day by oral gavage) slightly inhibits the deposition of fat in hepatocytes and promotes the regeneration of hepatocytes in mice poisoned by carbon tetrachloride. The anti-fatty liver effect of the water extract is also manifested in preventing liver dysfunction caused by carbon tetrachloride (with the activities of cholesterase and transaminase as indicators). If rats are given oral administration of wolfberry water extract or betaine for a long period of time (75 days), the phospholipid levels in the blood and liver can be increased; the phospholipid and total cholesterol levels in the liver of rats poisoned by carbon tetrachloride are reduced, but increased if betaine or wolfberry water extract is given beforehand or simultaneously; at the same time, there is an improvement effect on tests such as BSP, SGPT, alkaline phosphatase, and cholesterase. The effect of wolfberry on lipid metabolism or anti-fatty liver is mainly due to the betaine it contains, which acts as a methyl donor in the body.

2. Cholecalcitonin-like effect

Intravenous injection of wolfberry water extract can cause lowering of blood pressure and respiratory excitement in rabbits; atropine or severing of the vagus nerve can inhibit this reaction. It can also inhibit isolated rabbit auricles, excite isolated intestinal tract (in isolated guinea pig small intestine, 8 mg ≌ 1 μg of histamine, and its effect can be blocked by diphenhydramine or atropine), and constrict rabbit ear blood vessels. Betaine does not have this effect, but has a dilating effect on the blood vessels in rabbit ears. Extracts such as methanol, acetone, and ethyl acetate also have a mild antihypertensive effect. Therefore, the above-mentioned effects of wolfberry are caused by ingredients other than betaine.

side effect

Although wolfberry has good nourishing and therapeutic effects, it is not suitable for everyone. Since it has a strong warming effect on the body, people with colds, fevers, inflammation, or diarrhea should not eat it.

The most suitable people to eat wolfberry are those with weak constitution and poor resistance. Moreover, you must persist for a long time and eat a little every day to see the effects.

Not all people are suitable for taking it. Because it has a very strong effect of warming the body, people who have a cold, fever, inflammation, or diarrhea should not eat it.

1. Since wolfberry has a strong effect of warming the body, people with high blood pressure, impatient temperament, or those who consume a lot of meat on a daily basis and have a red face should not eat it.

2. Wolfberry can nourish the liver and kidneys, but if the liver and kidneys are not deficient, there is no need to take it.

3. After all, it is a medicine. Medicines treat diseases by relying on their bias, which is what we often call medicinal properties. Yin-tonifying medicines are also designed for deficiency syndromes. They should not be used by those who are healthy and have no deficiency syndrome. Those who have strong evil spirits but strong vital energy should not use deficiency-tonifying medicines indiscriminately to prevent "keeping the enemy inside the house."

4. People with cold deficiency may suffer from diarrhea if taking this medicine. People with internal heat should use this medicine with caution.

5. Some people eat too many wolfberries, which causes their eyes to become red, swollen, uncomfortable, and their vision to become blurred. Therefore, wolfberry should not be eaten often, as it is a partially toxic medicine.