Can eating wolfberry improve sexual function?

Lycium barbarum is more suitable for treating deficiency of essence and blood caused by excessive sexual intercourse. There is an old saying that goes “Don’t take wolfberry when you are a thousand miles away from home”, which shows that it has the effect of strengthening the yang. Although his effect is peaceful, it is very practical. It can not only nourish the kidney and replenish essence to cure impotence, but can also be used together with yang-tonifying medicine to achieve the purpose of seeking yang in yin.

So, how much wolfberry should we eat every day?

Lycium barbarum has strong health-preserving effects, and it is most appropriate to eat a few a day. Lycium barbarum is a commonly used health-preserving tonic, and there are many ways to eat it, but not everyone is suitable for eating it, and the daily dosage must also be controlled to achieve the health-preserving effect. Dosage and Usage of Wolfberry

Decoction, or make into pills or powder. The simplest ways are to chew it, make tea, soak it in wine, or cook it into porridge. The decoction dosage is usually 6-10 grams.

Make tea: Take 10-20 grams of wolfberry, wash and put in a thermos cup, add boiling water and brew for half an hour before drinking. Or take 10-30 grams daily, chew before bed.

Soak in wine: Take 50 grams of wolfberry, soak it in 500 ml of white wine, shake it several times a day, filter out the wolfberry after 10 days, and drink 5-10 ml each time.

Cook porridge: Take 10-15 grams of wolfberry, wash it and cook it with 50 grams of polished rice and water. Take it 1-2 times a day.

Who should not eat wolfberry?

According to medical records, wolfberry "should not be taken by people with external evil, real heat, spleen deficiency, dampness, and diarrhea" and "should be used with caution by people with weak primordial yang energy and yin deficiency and slippery sperm." Modern medical research has shown that because wolfberry has a very strong effect of warming the body, people with high blood pressure, an overly impatient temperament, or those who consume a lot of meat on a daily basis and have a red face should not eat wolfberry. Although animal experiments on toxic pharmacological effects have shown that the side effects of wolfberry are minimal and can be eaten safely. However, wolfberry is a medicine after all. It should not be used by those who are in good health and have no deficiency symptoms to avoid side effects. The recommended dosage of wolfberry is no more than 20 grams per day. If you want to achieve therapeutic effects, it is best to eat about 30 grams per day.