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Jujube / Red Date 大枣
Dà Zǎo · Ziziphus jujuba (Fructus)
Tonify Qi 补气- Nature
- Warm 温
- Flavour
- Sweet 甘
- Channels
- Spleen, Stomach 脾·胃
- Part used
- Ripe fruit, dried
- Species
- Ziziphus jujuba Mill.
- Origin
- Xinjiang, Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei
Traditional actions
Tonifies the Spleen and qi, nourishes blood and calms the spirit, harmonises and moderates other herbs.
Traditionally used for
Fatigue, poor appetite, loose stools, restlessness/irritability, to soften harsh formulas.
How it is prepared
Recipes using Jujube / Red Date
- Astragalus Chicken Soup
- Ginger & brown-sugar tea at first chill
- Daily qi-builder tea
- Longan & red-date evening tea
- Black sesame & nutrition-first hair support
- Ginger for period pain — surprisingly well-proven
- Blood-nourishing foods (补血)
- Goji, red date & longan tonic tea
- Mulberry & goji antioxidant drink
- Everyday nourishing congee