Although jujube is good, it will flatulence if you eat too much, so you should pay attention to controlling your food intake. People with heavy damp heat and yellow tongue coating are not suitable for eating.

"Jujube" tonifies qi and nourishes blood

A small jujube is very effective. It is often seen in the prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine, because red dates have the function of relieving medicinal properties; Jujube can invigorate qi and nourish blood, which is a good nutrition.

China's herbal book "Ben Jing" records that red dates are sweet and warm, and have the functions of invigorating the middle warmer, invigorating qi, nourishing blood and calming the nerves, and easing the medicinal properties. Modern pharmacological research shows that jujube can enhance the oxygen content in blood and nourish the whole body cells, and it is a tonic with mild drug effect.

In traditional Chinese medicine, the application of red dates can be divided into the following categories:

1. Strengthening the spleen and stomach: people with weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea and fatigue can eat seven red dates a day, or use them with Dangshen and Atractylodes macrocephala, which can tonify the middle energizer, invigorate the spleen and stomach, and achieve the effects of increasing appetite and stopping diarrhea; Jujube, ginger and Pinellia can be used together to treat gastritis caused by careless diet, such as bloating and vomiting.

2. Supplementing qi and nourishing blood: Jujube is a good tonic, and it is often added to the diet to nourish the body and moisten qi and blood. Dr Andy Sun, an immunologist at National Taiwan University, strongly advocates eating more red dates, astragalus and medlar at ordinary times, which can enhance the vitality of the body and enhance immunity.

3. Nourishing blood and calming the nerves: female bipolar disorder, restless crying, uneasy mind, etc. Using red dates together with licorice and wheat can nourish blood and calm the nerves, soothe the liver and relieve depression.

4. Alleviate medicinal properties: Jujube is often used in prescriptions with strong medicinal properties to reduce the side effects of strong drugs and protect healthy qi. For example, in the "Ten Jujube Soup", jujube is used to alleviate the toxicity of laxatives such as Gansui, Euphorbia Euphorbia and Wuhua, and to protect the spleen and stomach from harm.

Jujube is a sacred product for invigorating qi and nourishing blood, and it is also inexpensive. People do not need to buy expensive supplements in the market, so they can achieve health care by making good use of jujube.

People with diabetes should eat less, because the sugar content is too high.