The efficacy and function of winter jujube

Many people prefer to eat jujubes, especially in winter, which is the season for eating dried jujubes. In addition, winter jujubes taste very good. In some places, they are specially made into drunken jujubes. The aroma of drunken jujubes is very tempting. They can also treat some troublesome diseases. It can be said to be a kind of folk remedy. So what are the functions and effects of so many jujubes?

Efficacy: Nourishes the spleen and stomach, replenishes Qi and produces body fluid, regulates the Ying and Wei systems, and detoxifies. It is used to treat stomach deficiency, poor appetite, weak spleen and loose stools, insufficient Qi, blood and body fluids, disharmony between the Ying and Wei systems, and palpitations. The woman is dirty and irritable.

People who should not take this medicine: Those who have damp phlegm, stagnation, tooth disease or worm disease.

Suitable for the crowd: General people can eat it.

During the golden autumn season, you can see jujube trees in clusters on the hillsides, roadsides and villages. They are covered with lush green leaves and dotted with big, shiny golden red dates.

Fresh dates

Jujube, also known as big date, jujube, red date, beautiful date and good date, is a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Rhamnaceae family, and is also the mature fruit of the jujube tree. The flowers are small and produce a lot of nectar, making it a nectar-producing plant. The fruit is a date, oblong, yellow when unripe and brown-red when ripe. Red dates have thin skin, thick flesh, moderate sweetness and rich nutrition. They are an excellent tonic for autumn and winter. Jujube has been listed as one of the “five fruits” (peach, plum, apricot, jujube, and date) since ancient times and has a long history. In the minds of the Chinese people, red dates symbolize happiness, perfection and auspiciousness. Red dates are indispensable in various celebrations and festivals.

Nutritional value of dates

Red dates contain protein, fat, 18 kinds of amino acids (8 of which cannot be synthesized automatically by the human body), 6 kinds of organic acids, 36 kinds of trace elements and rich vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin P. The protein content of red dates is 11 times higher than that of pears, and the content of vitamin C and vitamin P is the highest, so it is known as the king of vitamins. The sugars contained in jujube are mainly glucose, but also fructose, sucrose, oligosaccharides composed of glucose and fructose, arabinan and galactomannan. In addition, an acidic polysaccharide named jujube pectin (Zizyphus-pectin) A was found in jujube. In addition, it also contains cellulose, carotene, riboflavin, resin, mucus, coumarin derivatives, catechol, tannin, volatile oil, etc. There is a saying among the people that "eating red dates every day will keep you young." The most prominent feature of dates is their high vitamin content. A clinical study conducted abroad showed that patients who ate dates continuously recovered their health three times faster than those who simply took vitamin pills. Therefore, dates are known as "natural vitamin pills".