Why should I read Lycium barbarum?

Pronunciation: gǒu qǐ, Lycium barbarum has only one pronunciation.

Alias: Lycium barbarum has many folk names in China, such as Lycium barbarum screwdriver, Lycium barbarum red fruit, sweet rapeseed, Lycium barbarum, dog milk, red green pepper, Lycium barbarum hoof, Lycium barbarum fruit, Lycium barbarum, eggplant, red eardrop, Lycium barbarum, Lycium barbarum, Lycium barbarum ... In Zhongning County, Ningxia, the main producing area of Lycium barbarum, farmers used to call Lycium barbarum a "thorn", which means tribulus.

In Zhongning rural area, Lycium barbarum garden is called Ciyuan, Lycium barbarum tree is called Cishu, and Lycium barbarum branch is called Citiao. Therefore, Zhongning countryside, which is rich in Lycium barbarum, is also called Cixiang, and the culture with local color in Zhongning is often named Cixiang, such as Cixiang opera and Cixiang ballads. But in the field of medicinal materials, Lycium barbarum is Lycium barbarum, so there is no need to call it Guo Zi or Purple Stone.

Selection method of Lycium barbarum:

1, look

Normal Lycium barbarum is mostly dark red, not very uniform, and the dyed Lycium barbarum is beautiful bright red. Pick up the wolfberry and look at the navel. The navel of normal Lycium barbarum is white, the sulfur-smoked Lycium barbarum is yellow and the dyed Lycium barbarum is red. Ningxia Lycium barbarum, listed in the Pharmacopoeia, is oblate, but its volume is not large.

Step 2 keep

Grab the wolfberry with your hands. High-quality Lycium barbarum has good dryness. Every medlar is separated and will not stick together. Depending on the weather, some medlars will be a little soft, but not particularly soft. The processed Lycium barbarum feels slightly sticky and discolors seriously.

Step 3 smell

Hold a handful of medlar in your hand for a while, or put it in a plastic bag and seal it for a while. Smell it with your nose. If there is a pungent smell, it may have been smoked with sulfur. Be careful when buying.