Chinese wolfberry is a food with the same origin of medicine and food. From the point of view of nutrition, long-term eating wolfberry can provide the body with carbohydrates, lycium polysaccharide and other nutrients; from the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, wolfberry has the effect of clearing deficiency heat and cooling blood.
Every 100 grams of wolfberry contains 258 calories, of which 13.9 grams of protein, 64.1 grams of carbohydrates, 16.9 grams of dietary fiber, 1.5 grams of fat, vitamin A1625IU, vitamin C48 mg, calcium 60 mg, iron 5.4 mg.
Wolfberry nutrients rich in variety, high nutritional content, especially which dietary fiber content is particularly rich, can promote intestinal peristalsis, constipation patients can eat more in moderation, at the same time, wolfberry contains more carbohydrates, can be used as an energy source to provide nutrients for the body. Goji berries are rich in lycium polysaccharide, which is a favorable substance for health.
When used as food, it is not recommended that people with weak digestive function consume large quantities of goji berries, due to its high dietary fiber, which can easily cause indigestion and other symptoms. Diabetic patients also need to properly control the consumption of goji berries.
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, wolfberry has a bitter, light flavor and is slightly cold in nature. Into the heat meridian. Wolfberry has the effect of clearing the deficiency heat and cooling the blood; it is mainly used for treating Yin deficiency fever, night sweating, heartburn, thirst, lung heat coughing and asthma, hemoptysis, vomiting blood, epistaxis, and thirst. Caution should be exercised if the spleen and stomach are cold.
When using goji berries as medicine, it needs to be treated under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner with scientific evidence, and is not recommended for self-medication.