The Efficacy and Effects of Lycium Tea
Disease description:
I've been having trouble sleeping lately, often suffering from insomnia, and my overall mental condition isn't very good. I heard that drinking wolfberry tea may help alleviate these issues. I'd like to ask the doctor about the effects and benefits of wolfberry tea.
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. He Haochen
Gouqi tea is a beverage primarily made from Lycium barbarum fruits, which are the dried ripe fruits of the Solanaceae plant Lycium barbarum, mainly produced in Ningxia. It is rich in various nutrients, including polysaccharides, amino acids, vitamins, and trace elements. Below are some of the main functions and benefits of Gouqi tea:
1. **Clears the liver and improves vision**: Gouqi naturally helps clear the liver and improve eyesight. It also helps reduce excessive liver heat in the body. Not only does it nourish the eyes, but it also has effects of clearing internal heat and detoxifying.
2. **Improves sleep**: Poor sleep quality is often caused by excessive liver fire within the body. Gouqi tea can help eliminate liver fire and reduce internal heat, thereby improving sleep.
3. **Tonifies qi and nourishes blood**: Gouqi tea has the effect of invigorating yang and enriching blood. Regular consumption helps ensure sufficient qi and blood, promotes better kidney health in men, and enhances yang energy.
4. **Promotes beauty and delays aging**: Gouqi tea helps beautify the complexion and delay aging. Because Gouqi contains abundant beauty-enhancing components, such as vitamin C and carotene, it can help slow down the aging process.
5. **Delays aging**: Various nutrients and antioxidant substances in Lycium barbarum have anti-aging properties. They help maintain skin elasticity, improve skin condition, and slow down the body's aging process.
