What are the effects of wild wolfberry leaves

Wild wolfberry is a traditional Chinese medicinal material with relatively high nutritional value. Many people don’t know that wild wolfberry leaves can also prevent diseases and maintain health. It has a certain effect of resisting free radicals in the body, is good in preventing cardiovascular diseases, can improve the body's immune ability, and has a good effect in preventing high blood pressure and promoting blood vessel relaxation.

Wild wolfberry leaf effects

(1) Helps prevent a variety of free radical-related diseases, including cancer, heart disease, premature aging, and arthritis; (2) Reduces the incidence of heart disease and stroke by preventing platelet aggregation caused by stress and smoking;

(3) Enhance the immune system to resist cancer-causing substances;

(4) Reduce the frequency and duration of colds;

(5) It has anti-mutation function, thereby reducing the formation of cancer-causing factors;

(6) It has anti-inflammatory properties, thus preventing inflammation including arthritis and swelling;

(7) Relieve pollinosis and other allergies; (8) Enhance the elasticity of arteries, veins and capillaries;

(9) Protect the inner wall of arteries;

(10) Maintaining normal flexibility of blood cells helps red blood cells pass through tiny capillaries, thereby enhancing blood circulation throughout the body, bringing direct benefits to organs and systems in all parts of the body, and enhancing cell vitality;

(11) Relax blood vessels to promote blood flow and prevent high blood pressure (blood pressure lowering effect);

(12) Prevents the increase in blood pressure caused by angiotensin-converting enzyme released by the kidneys (another blood pressure-lowering effect);

(13) Acts as a barrier to protect brain cells, preventing the formation of amyloid-β protein, glutamate toxicity, and free radical attacks, thereby preventing Alzheimer's disease;

(14) By inhibiting elastase and collagenase, it makes the skin smooth and elastic, and prevents skin damage caused by excessive sun exposure from both the inside and the outside.

15 Anthocyanins also have anti-radiation effects. The color of anthocyanins will change due to different pH values. Most anthocyanins have good light, heat, and pH stability. For white-collar workers or people who are in the sun or electrical radiation environment for a long time, the efficacy of anthocyanins is indispensable.

How to make delicious wolfberry leaves

Everyone must have seen red "raisins". In fact, these are not raisins, but wolfberries. Everyone has seen and eaten wolfberry. So, what about wolfberry leaves? In fact, wolfberry leaves are also edible. Next, let me introduce how to make wolfberry leaves delicious.

Crucian carp, clam and wolfberry leaf soup

1. Wash the crucian carp and clams and set aside.

2. Wash the wolfberry leaves, drain the water and set aside. Slice the ginger and soak the wolfberries for later use.

3. Bring water to a boil, put the clams in and blanch them, then rinse the mud and sand in the clams with clean water.

4. Heat the pan with cold oil, add ginger slices and crucian carp, sprinkle with salt, fry over low heat until both sides are slightly yellow, and pour in cooking wine.

5. Add appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat until the soup turns white, then add appropriate amount of hot water, turn to low heat and continue to simmer for about 10 minutes

6. Add clams and wolfberry leaves and cook until the wolfberry leaves are soft.