Multiple studies both in China and abroad have shown that wolfberry can effectively improve the declining state of work efficiency caused by prolonged or excessive physical or mental exertion. It has the ability to enhance the excitability of the body's tissues and organs, thereby improving people's work efficiency.
According to analysis by modern scientific methods, the wolfberry polysaccharides and wolfberry seed oil contained in it play a significant role in improving the body's ability to resist fatigue. At the same time, the various trace elements it contains, such as fluorine, manganese, chromium, magnesium, zinc, copper, selenium, calcium, phosphorus, lithium, sodium, iron, silicon, vanadium, and potassium, work with enzymes, hormones, and vitamins in the human body to maintain the body's metabolic processes and immune capacity.
Wolfberry can be consumed in three parts: The leaves can be used to make "wolfberry tea" for drinking. Because wolfberry leaves contain betaine, rutin, vitamin C, various amino acids needed by the human body, and trace elements, long-term consumption can enhance people's ability to resist fatigue and achieve the effect of strengthening the body.
The red fruit, wolfberry, has a sweet taste and can be eaten directly, steeped in boiling water, or added to soups, congee, and pastries. Because it is rich in components such as carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, linoleic acid, vitamin C, betaine, calcium, phosphorus, and iron, long-term consumption has effects such as nourishing the kidneys, moistening the lungs, supporting yang, producing essence, replenishing qi, tonifying deficiency, and improving eyesight.
The wolfberry root, also known as Digupi, is generally used as a medicinal herb. In contrast to the wolfberry fruit, Digupi tastes bitter and has effects such as clearing lung heat, reducing deficiency heat, and lowering blood pressure. It is suitable for conditions such as lung heat cough, thirst, deficiency heat, and night sweats.
The medicinal properties of wolfberry are mild. It has a significant therapeutic effect on the so-called "sub-health" population who often feel tired and physically weak. In addition, it has very good therapeutic effects for symptoms such as a weak constitution, frigidity, liver and kidney diseases, stomach cold and acid, constipation, insomnia, hair loss, and anemia. It is suitable for people with a weak constitution who often catch colds and have poor resistance to consume long-term. Generally, it is best to steep 15-20 grams of wolfberry in water to drink daily. Because wolfberry (non-root) has a strong effect of warming the body, people who are overly irritable or whose faces flush red due to frequent consumption of meat products should use it less, as their constitution tends to be "heaty," and excessive consumption can easily lead to "internal heat" (上火).