Can pregnant women eat wolfberry?

　　Lycium barbarum is the mature fruit of Ningxia wolfberry, a plant in the Solanaceae family. Ningxia wolfberry is a shrub or large shrub that grows on ditch banks and hillsides or along irrigation ridges and canals. Both wild and cultivated. Distributed in North China, Northwest China and other places. It is also cultivated in other areas.

　　The fruits gradually mature from June to November and can be harvested in batches. They are placed on a mat to cool until the skin wrinkles and then exposed to the sun until the skin is dry and the flesh is soft. It is not suitable to turn when drying. In summer, it can be baked to dry. The stems should be removed after drying.

　　The wolfberry fruit is spindle-shaped or oblong, slightly flat, 0.6 to 2 cm long, and 0.3 to 1 cm in diameter. The surface is red and slightly shiny, with a small protruding style mark on the top and a white fruit stalk mark on the base. The peel is flexible, shriveled, and the flesh is soft and sticky. There are many seeds inside. It is kidney-like in shape, flat and warped, light yellow or brown, with a slight odor, and a sweet and slightly sour taste.

　　The ones with large grains, red color, thick flesh, soft texture, few seeds and sweet taste are better.

　　nutritional value

　　1. Wolfberry is rich in carotene, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, calcium, iron, etc. Eye It is an essential nutrient for health care, so it is good at improving eyesight, so it is commonly known as "eye-brightening child". Doctors in the past dynasties often used wolfberry to treat dim vision and night blindness caused by liver blood deficiency and kidney yin deficiency. The famous prescription Qiju Dihuang Pills uses wolfberry as the main drug. Folks also commonly use wolfberry to treat chronic eye diseases. Steamed egg with wolfberry is a simple and effective dietary treatment.

　　2. Lycium barbarum has the effect of improving the body's immunity, replenishing qi and strengthening essence, nourishing the liver and kidneys, anti-aging, quenching thirst, warming the body, and anti-tumor.

　　3. Lycium barbarum has the effect of lowering blood pressure, blood lipids and blood sugar, preventing arterial sclerosis, protecting the liver, inhibiting fatty liver , promote liver cell regeneration.

　　Edible effect

　　Lycium barbarum is sweet in taste and neutral in nature; it returns to the liver, kidney, and lung meridian; its quality is moisturizing and qi-mellow, and it can rise or fall;

　　It has the functions of nourishing the kidneys and replenishing essence, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, moistening the lungs and promoting fluid production;

　　Mainly used to treat liver and kidney deficiency, soreness and weakness of waist and knees, Impotence Nocturnal emissions, dizziness, blurred vision, fatigue cough , quench thirst.

　　Taking it for a long time has the effect of delaying aging and prolonging life.

　　Applicable people

　　It can be used by everyone.

　　1. Suitable for liver and kidney yin deficiency, cancer ,hypertension, Hyperlipidemia It is suitable for patients with arteriosclerosis, chronic hepatitis, and fatty liver; it is more suitable for people with excessive eye use and the elderly.

　　2. It is not suitable for people with exogenous heat, spleen deficiency and diarrhea.