Post Date December, 02 2023
Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that jujube is rich in vitamins and various nutrients, and is known as "natural vitamin pill". Let's understand the edible efficacy of jujube.
Chinese medicine has used dates for curing diseases for a long time. China's earliest pharmaceutical classics, "Shennong Materia Medica Classic", listed dates as "top grade". From Zhang Zhongjing, the sage of medicine, Sun Simiao, the king of medicine, to the current master of Chinese medicine, dates are indispensable for curing diseases. Modern pharmacological studies have confirmed that jujube is rich in vitamins and various nutrients, known as "natural vitamin pills". There are also proverbs of "eating jujube every day, you will never grow old" and "grain plus jujube is better than Glossy ganoderma grass". how? Is jujube effective? So, what are the effects of jujube? What kind of disease can be treated?
1. Nourishing Qi and nourishing blood: This is the most important effect of Chinese jujube. In Chinese medicine, Chinese jujube is listed as tonic medicine because of this.
If you are overworked and tired, you will feel energetic after eating a few dates. Because jujube contains a large amount of carbohydrates, mainly glucose, and also contains damarane saponins similar to ginseng, which can enhance human endurance and anti-fatigue. Someone gave the mice jujube decoction every day for 3 weeks, and the weight of the mice increased significantly. In the swimming test, the swimming time of the mice without jujube was significantly longer than that of the mice without jujube, indicating that jujube has the effect of enhancing muscle strength and increasing weight.
Long-term use of Chinese jujube can also improve anemia symptoms in anemia patients. Chinese jujube is rich in calcium and iron, and its blood tonic effect is usually incomparable with drugs. It is often used to treat aplastic anemia, leukopenia, etc. Jujube also has a good nourishing effect on people with body deficiency after the disease.
2. Spleen and stomach strengthening: Some people have weak spleen and stomach function and poor digestion. They can eat some jujube to solve this problem.
Jujube can increase the secretion of gastrointestinal mucus, correct gastrointestinal lesions, and protect the liver. The "Qunfang Manual" records: "Take jujube in October, break it in the middle, remove the skin and core, burn it repeatedly in a small fire, cook soup and drink it, and it is very pleasant to invigorate the spleen and appetizer". It is in the mature season of the date, split the date, remove the date skin and stone, bake it slowly with a small fire until you smell the fragrance, and then use the date to boil water to drink. The effect of invigorating the spleen and appetizing is very good, you might as well try.
For people with weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, and tiredness, eat five to seven Chinese dates a day, or share them with Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala, which can replenish qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and increase appetite and stop diarrhea; Jujube can be used with ginger and pinellia ternate to treat stomach bloating and vomiting caused by overeating. Now it is also often used to treat chronic atrophic gastritis.
3. Calm down and help sleep: Jujubes can calm down the nerves very well. If you have insomnia, you can also eat a few jujubes, and there is no side effect of taking western medicine.
You can fry 5~7 dates in soup after dinner, and drink soup and eat dates before going to bed, which can speed up sleep. You can also add a little licorice to calm the nerves better.
There is a "Chinese date and onion white soup" in the "Thousand Golden Prescription" of Sun Simiao, the king of medicine, which is specially used to treat anxiety and insomnia. Use 10 Chinese dates and 3 green onions, wash and soak the Chinese dates, and then remove the date stones; Wash with scallion white; Put a proper amount of water in the pot, add dates, boil over high heat, boil over low heat for about 20 minutes, add green onions and cook for about 10 minutes, and then remove the green onions. Eating dates and drinking soup before going to bed has a good effect.
You can also make jujube paste and take it, which has a very good calming effect. Use 1000 grams of fresh jujube, wash and remove the pit, take the meat and mash it, add some water, fry it with low heat, filter and take the juice, mix 500 grams of honey, mix it on the fire, and then make jujube paste, and bottle it for standby. Take 15ml each time, twice a day, and finish continuously.
Because jujube has the dual effects of calming the nerves and replenishing blood, it was often used to treat visceral irritability syndrome in ancient times, which is equivalent to the current menopausal syndrome. The patients are mainly restless, sad and irritated for no reason, and even crying. Chinese medicine uses Ganmai Jujube Decoction for exact curative effect. This prescription is based on jujube as the main raw material, and is used with licorice and wheat to nourish the blood and calm the nerves, relieve the liver and relieve the depression.
The tranquilizing effect of jujube has also been confirmed by modern medicine. The flavonoid compound (flavone-bis-glucoside A) contained in jujube has sedative, hypnotic and hypotensive effects. Among them, the isolated pomelo complex C glycosides have central nerve inhibitory effect, so jujube has the function of tranquilizing and tranquilizing.
4. Beauty and anti-aging: This is what many female friends pay close attention to. As long as you stick to eating dates, the beauty effect is better than using cosmetics, because dates can replenish blood and regulate skin from inside out, and this kind of beauty effect is the best!
The rich vitamin C in jujube can reduce the formation of melanin and prevent pigmentation and the generation of senile spots. Vitamin A helps improve the water barrier properties of the skin and will not dry the skin. Vitamin B has the function of regulating the secretion of sebaceous glands. Eating jujube often can make people ruddy and radiant. As the saying goes, "Eating three dates a day will not make you old."
The platform dietitian warmly reminded that eating rotten jujube would cause poisoning and kidney would be life-threatening, so attention should be paid when eating.
