Which plants can eat their leaves?

Generally speaking, the leaves of many plants can be eaten as food or made into tea, such as mulberry leaves and medlar leaves.

Among them, Lycium barbarum has high nutritional value, and eating some in moderation every day is beneficial to health and nourishing.

At present, it is said that Lycium barbarum polysaccharide is a nutritional component in Lycium barbarum.

In addition, Lycium barbarum contains many phytochemicals, such as carotenoids and some flavonoids phytochemicals. If Lycium barbarum contains certain anthocyanin content, some components in Lycium barbarum mainly come from its polysaccharides and phytochemicals.

At present, it is believed that this kind of phytochemicals, namely polysaccharides, have definite hypoglycemic effect.

Therefore, as a whole food, Lycium barbarum has some hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects at present, so other effects of reducing oxidation or improving immunity have obtained more evidence in animal experiments.

These have not been thoroughly studied in human body, but Lycium barbarum seems to be relatively sufficient evidence to lower blood sugar or blood lipid.

Lycium barbarum is rich in carotene, vitamins A 1, B 1, B2, C, calcium, iron and other nutrients necessary for healthy eyes, so it is commonly called "eyesight improvement".

Lycium barbarum was often used to treat blurred vision and night blindness caused by liver blood deficiency and deficiency of kidney yin.

Lycium barbarum is the main medicine, and it is also used to treat chronic eye diseases. Steamed eggs with Lycium barbarum is a simple and effective dietotherapy prescription.

Lycium barbarum pigment is the general name of various coloring substances existing in Lycium barbarum berries, and it is an important physiological active component of Lycium barbarum.

It mainly includes β-carotene, a small amount of lutein and other colored substances. Lycium barbarum pigment has the functions of improving human immune function, preventing tumor formation and preventing atherosclerosis.

Lycium barbarum has the functions of improving immunity, invigorating qi and essence, nourishing liver and kidney, resisting aging, quenching thirst, warming body and resisting tumor.