Lycium Berry and Anti-aging

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A well known Chinese herb, Lycium Berry- AKA Gou Qi Zi, has been known to have amazing curative effects such strengthening eye sight and enhancing male and female fertility, but it has now been documented to slow the aging process. Recently a study from the University of Hong Kong provided strong clinical evidence that the polysaccharides found in Gou Qi Zi have neuroprotective properties. These neuroprotective properties attenuate stress kinases and pro-apoptotic signaling pathway and clinically protected retinal cells from beta-amyloid peptide toxicity and from ganglion cell infection. Conclusion, the ancient physicians in China were correct in their assumption that this herb was a strong tonic capable of slowing the degenerative processes.

Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Anatomy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.

枸杞 女人的滋补良品

现代医学通过大量药理实验和临床实验证明，枸杞的确具有促进调节免疫功能、保肝功能和抗衰老功能三大药理作用。 枸杞具有促进调节免疫功能主要是由于枸杞籽中富含枸杞多糖、硒和类胡萝卜素等抗氧化物质。枸杞多糖的生物活性很强，它能够促进生物体内巨噬细胞 的吞噬功能，而巨噬细胞恰恰是各种有害细菌和病毒的克星，它通过吞噬这些有害微生物和病源体来维护生物体的健康。国内医学实验表明，枸杞对人体癌细胞有明 显的抑制作用，美国加利福尼亚艾滋病防治中心经过多年临床观察之后，评定证明枸杞多糖的免疫功能可以同当前国际上用于治疗艾滋病的药物相媲美。
枸杞的保肝作用仍然要归功于枸杞多糖。肝脏受损的一个主要原因是它会在长期的工作中形成过氧化脂质，从而降低了肝细胞的活性，而枸杞多糖能够减少脂肪褐素的沉积，抑制肝中的过氧化脂质的形成。
现代药理作用的研究表明，枸杞鲜果中所含有丰富的枸杞多糖外，还包括脂肪、蛋白质、游离氨基酸、牛磺酸、甜菜碱以及微生物B1、B2、E、C和 钾、钠、钙、镁、铁、铜、锰、锌、硒等生物元素，这些成份可以维护细胞正常发育，提高基因损伤后的修复能力，促进衰老细胞向年轻化逆转，从而改善老年人的 衰老症状和生化指标。临床观察发现，连续使用枸杞多糖两个月的老人，有百分之百以上的人胆固醇和油三脂明显下降，长期服用的老人头发都不再脱落，面容也由 憔悴变为红润。
对枸杞的毒性动物实验还表明，枸杞是非常安全的食物，不含任何毒素，可以长期食用。枸杞能够与各种中草药搭配入药，治疗疫病，也能够当做日常的保健食品。

再来看枸杞

【功 效】：补肾益精，养肝明目，补血安神，生津止渴，润肺止咳。

【主 治】：治肝肾阴亏，腰膝酸软，头晕，目眩，目昏多泪，虚劳咳嗽，消渴，遗精。 

①陶弘景：“补益精气，强盛阴道。”

②《药性论》： “能补益精诸不足，易颜色，变白，明目，安神。” 

③《食疗本草》：“坚筋耐老，除风，补益筋骨，能益入，去虚劳。”

④王好古：“主心病嗌干，心痛，渴而引饮，肾病消中。”

⑤《纲目》：“滋肾，润肺，明目。”

⑥《本草述》：“疗肝风血虚，眼赤痛痒昏翳。“治中风眩晕，虚劳，诸见血证，咳嗽血，

痿、厥、挛，消瘴，伤燥，遗精，赤白浊，脚气，鹤膝风。” 

【性味归经】：甘，平。 

①《别录》： “微寒，无毒。” ②《药性论》： “味甘，平。” 

③《食疗本草》： “寒，无毒。”入肝、肾经。

①《本草汇言》： “入足少阴、足厥阴经。” ②《本草经解》： “入足少阴肾经、手少阴心经”

③《要药分剂》：“入肝、胃二经，兼入肺经。” 

枸杞直接作用于肾，滋阴补肾，肾实则目明。

枸杞子的现代分析

关于枸杞子的近代研究结果扼要叙述如下：  

枸杞子的现代分析： 

分析表明枸杞子含有丰富的枸杞多糖、脂肪、蛋白质、游离氨基酸、牛磺酸、甜菜碱、

维生素 B1、B2、E、C，特别是类胡萝卜素含量很高。此外，还含有大量的矿物元素，

如钾、钠、钙、镁、铁、铜、锰、锌、硒等。鲜枸杞果的营养活性成分分析数据见表1。  

表1、鲜枸杞果的成分分析 

成分 单位 数据 成分 单位 数据 

蛋白质 G/100g 4.49 K Mg/kg 1502.4 

脂肪 G/100g 2.33 Na Mg/kg 55.55 

粗纤维 G/100g 1.68 Ca Mg/kg 212.22 

总酸 G/100g 0.04 Mg Mg/kg 317.46 

碳水化合物 G/100g 9.12 Fe Mg/kg 55.85 

牛磺酸 G/100g 0.32 Cu Mg/kg 7.46 

甜菜碱 G/100g 0.26 Mn Mg/kg 4.07 

维生素B1 Mg/kg 0.53 Zn Mg/kg 7.05 

维生素B2 Mg/kg 1.37 Se Mg/kg 0.05 

维生素C Mg/kg 198 

类胡萝卜素 Mg/kg 960 

维生素E Mg/kg 5.5  

枸杞子仁中粗脂肪含量13.75%，粗蛋白质 22.42%。 

粗枸杞子油中含亚油酸 77.28%，β-胡萝卜素0.24mg/kg，维生素 E 211.00mg/kg，

硒 0.06mg/kg， SOD 92 NU/ml． 

枸杞的功效与作用

枸杞甘，平。中性药。归肝、肾经。枸杞具有补肝肾、益精气、长肌肉、改善面色、明目安神、祛风治虚、延年益寿、坚筋骨之功效。枸杞子含有丰富的枸杞多糖、脂肪、蛋白质、游离氨基酸、牛磺酸、甜菜碱、维生素 B1、B2、E、C，特别是类胡萝卜素含量很高。此外，还含有大量的矿物元素，如钾、钠、钙、镁、铁、铜、锰、锌、硒等营养成分。对肝肾阴亏、血虚萎黄、、虚痨精亏、腰膝酸软、头晕目眩等症有显著效果。用于肝肾虚损，精血不足，腰膝酸软，头昏耳鸣，遗精，不孕；肾虚精亏，消渴口干，尿频舌红；精血不能上济于目，眼目昏花，视力减退。

枸杞果实中富含枸杞蛋白多糖、天然维生素C、胡萝卜素、甜菜碱、抗坏血酸、烟酸、亚油酸、钙、磷、铁等多种营养成分，具有滋肾润肺、抗肿瘤，保肝、治虚安神、明目祛风、延年益寿等作用，既是植物型滋补品，又是营养性食品。枸杞果皮中富含的有效成分之一——枸杞多糖（LBP）对骨髓造血功能和各项细胞免疫指标有明显的增强作用，能明显提高机体血液、肝和肌组织的超氧化歧化酶（SOD）的活性含量，从而有利于活性氧的清除，延缓衰老和抗疲劳；增加抗体形成细胞的数量，提高抗体效果。试验研究发现：枸杞片中含有的微量元素——锗有明显抑制癌细胞的作用，可使癌细胞完全破裂，抑制率达100％。

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