The invention provides a preparation method and application of a
functional food taking a medicinal and edible
ginseng plant as a base source, and particularly relates to compatibility of fresh
ginseng and hawthorn extracts to increase the content of rare
saponin and
arginine diglucoside AFG, preparation of tablets and application of the tablets in medicines or health-care products for preventing or treating
diabetic retinopathy. According to the invention, fresh
ginseng and hawthorn which are homologous in
medicine and food are used as raw materials, the fresh ginseng and different hawthorn extracts are mixed in proportion, natural native saponins are extracted and retained to the maximum extent, rare
saponin component groups such as ginsenosides Rg3, Rk1 and Rg5 are generated, small molecular substances such as AFG are increased by enzymatic reaction, and the content of the ginsenosides Rg3, Rk1 and Rg5 is increased. The preparation process does not destroy
enzyme and
protein activity, can effectively enhance pharmacological activity, and gives full play to the
efficacy of fresh ginseng and hawthorn. The method can be applied to the field of health-care food. The effects of enhancing
oxidation resistance, resisting aging, enhancing lipid-lowering health care and the like are achieved.