According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Goji berries can tonify the kidneys and essence, nourish the liver and brighten the eyes, nourish the blood and calm the spirit, promote the production of body fluids to quench thirst, and moisten the lungs to stop coughing. Taken long-term throughout the year, they can strengthen the body and promote longevity. The ancient centenarian Li Qingyuan was said to have achieved his long life by drinking goji berry water for a long time, of course, with the prerequisite of long-term persistence. So, how can one consume goji berries to achieve longevity?
Add some when grinding soy milk
Goji berries are a great thing with the effect of delaying aging. Many people make goji berry tea by soaking them. However, experts point out that with simple soaking, vitamins, carotene, and other nutrients in goji berries are difficult to absorb completely. You can add a small handful of goji berries when grinding soy milk in a soy milk machine, which allows for the full utilization of the various nutrients and trace elements contained in goji berries.
Add a handful when stir-frying or making congee
Goji berries are rich in various trace elements and vitamins, can nourish yin, and enhance immunity, but they only have medicinal value when consumed consistently; eating them once or twice occasionally has no effect.
>The most common way to eat goji berries is to make tea with them. However, most of the vitamins in goji berries are water-soluble and can be easily destroyed by heat. Therefore, it is recommended to briefly soak the dried goji berries and then add a small amount as an ingredient when stir-frying, making congee, or even steaming buns and boiling dumplings.Eat them like a regular food
The reason goji berries are good for the eyes is that they are rich in nutritional elements such as carotene, calcium, and iron, earning them the common name "bright-eye fruit". Throughout history, physicians have often used goji berries to treat blurred vision and night blindness caused by liver blood deficiency and kidney yin deficiency.
>The best way to eat goji berries is to incorporate them into regular foods like congee, soups, and dishes, as they are nourishing and less likely to cause "internal heat". However, goji berries are not suitable for everyone. People with a weak constitution and poor resistance can eat more, but due to their strong effect of warming the body, those with colds, fevers, inflammation, or diarrhea should avoid them. Additionally, goji berries have a "shelf life"; if they smell of wine, they have spoiled and should not be eaten.