Should I wash the wolfberries after soaking them in wine?

I believe that everyone knows what wolfberry is. Wolfberry is a kind of food and also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It is also a common practice for many people to soak wolfberry in wine. Wolfberry soaked in wine can nourish the kidney and strengthen yang. It is good for men to drink some wine properly, but if you drink some wine soaked with wolfberry, the effect will be better. If you find that there is mud or something dirty on the wolfberry, then you have to wash it clean. This is the most hygienic way. When eating wolfberry, many people will choose to soak it in water. So do you need to wash the wolfberry when soaking it in wine?

The Chinese medicine wolfberry is processed by exposure to the sun, so it does not need to be washed. It can be used as an edible medicine. It is relatively clean. It can be washed or not. It is very hygienic. Some of the medicinal ingredients will be lost during washing.

Therefore, if you want to make wine, you can directly soak the dried wolfberries in the wine. However, patients with damp-heat constitution need to avoid eating too much, so as not to aggravate gastrointestinal dampness and heat, which may cause constipation or gastrointestinal dysfunction.

The efficacy of wolfberry wine:

Effect 1: Immune regulation

Lycium barbarum is rich in Lycium barbarum polysaccharides, which are a water-soluble polysaccharide composed of six monosaccharide components: arabinose, glucose, galactose, mannose, xylose, and rhamnose. It has physiological activity, can enhance nonspecific immune function, improve disease resistance, and inhibit tumor growth and cell mutation.

Effect 2: Anti-aging

Immunosenescence is closely related to T cell apoptosis. Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) can significantly improve the phagocytic function of macrophages and enhance the proliferation capacity of T lymphocytes.

Effect three: anti-tumor

Lycium barbarum polysaccharides are not only a biological response modifier that regulates immune responses, but also can exert anti-cancer effects through the neuro-endocrine-immune regulatory network.

Whether to wash wolfberries when making wine depends on the situation. If the wolfberries are clean and fresh, then there is no need to wash them. Washing them will lose some of their nutrients. When wolfberries are used to make wine, they can also improve people's immunity. We have also introduced the various benefits of soaking wolfberries in wine above. Everyone can try it. You should also pay attention to the appropriate amount when drinking wine soaked with wolfberries.