Nowadays, people are used to throwing a handful of Chinese wolfberries into the teacup, and then brew them with boiling water, thinking that they can improve eyesight, tonify the kidney, and supplement vitamins. But is it effective to soak wolfberry in water like this?
Lycium barbarum is rich in various trace elements and vitamins, which can nourish yin and enhance immunity. However, most of the vitamins contained in lycium barbarum are water-soluble, which is easy to be destroyed in case of heat. If you want to supplement vitamins with medlar, you'd better soak the dried medlar in warm water slightly, or sprinkle a handful of it on the cooked vegetables and porridge as ingredients, so as to minimize the loss of vitamins.
Lycium barbarum is good for eyes because it is rich in carotene, vitamins, calcium, iron and other nutrients, commonly known as "bright eyes". People with weak physique and poor resistance can eat more. But lycium barbarum has a strong warming effect, and some people suffer from cold have a fever , inflammation diarrhea You'd better not eat. In addition, the medlar also has a "shelf life", and the spoiled medlar can no longer be eaten.