Maybe you don't know exactly what Ziziphus jujuba seed is, but if one day, for some reason, sleep disorder unfortunately comes to you, doctors will most likely prescribe some medicines such as "Lily Ziziphus jujuba seed capsule" or "Ziziphus jujuba seed tranquilizing liquid" with a stroke of the pen. This "jujube kernel", which has a miraculous effect on nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, is the jujube kernel of Ziziphus jujuba that we are going to talk about here.
Ziziphus jujuba seed is called "Oriental Sleeping Fruit". Zizyphus jujuba is a deciduous shrub with red fruit and ripe in autumn. It has long been recorded in Shennong Materia Medica Classic, a classic of traditional Chinese medicine, that Zizyphus jujuba can "protect the five internal organs and prolong life". Therefore, don't underestimate this kind of wild fruit, it has great medicinal value, and can play the role of nourishing the liver, calming the heart, calming the nerves and astringing sweat. It is often used in medicine to treat neurasthenia, upset insomnia, dreaminess, night sweats, easy shock and other diseases. At the same time, it can achieve a certain nourishing and strong effect. People collect the ripe red soft fruit of Zizyphus jujuba, remove the pulp, dry it in the sun, crush the jujube pit, take out the seeds, and use them raw or fry them. Semen Ziziphi Spinosae has a good sedative and hypnotic effect. The predecessors said that "cooked use can cure insomnia, raw use can cure insomnia". After clinical practice, both raw and fried use have hypnotic effect. In addition to jujube kernel, jujube pulp also has high nutritional value. Jujube juice, jujube powder, jujube cake and jujube wine, all of which sound sour, are made of jujube pulp.
In recent years, British scholars have found in the observation of patients with asthenia that anyone who eats Zizyphus jujuba on time can recover more than six times faster than those who simply take multivitamins. Therefore, Zizyphus jujuba has been proved to have the functions of preventing diseases, resisting aging, caring skin and prolonging life. Drinking Ziziphus jujuba juice often can benefit qi and strengthen the spleen, and can improve symptoms such as gloomy complexion, dry skin, emaciation and edema. In addition, Zizyphus jujuba contains a lot of vitamin E, which can promote blood circulation and tissue growth, make skin and hair shiny and make facial wrinkles stretch.
The nutrition of Zizyphus jujuba is mainly reflected in its ingredients. It not only contains potassium, sodium, iron, zinc, phosphorus, selenium and other trace elements like other fruits; More importantly, fresh Zizyphus jujuba contains a lot of vitamin C, the content of which is 2-3 times that of jujube and 20-30 times that of citrus, and its utilization rate in human body can reach 86.3%, making it the best among all fruits.
Tranquilizing nerves and helping sleep is the most important effect of Ziziphus jujuba seed. People who suffer from insomnia and dreaminess because of upset will grind Ziziphus Spinosae Semen10g into fine powder, add 60g of japonica rice, cook a bowl of Ziziphus Spinosae Semen porridge for themselves, and drink it once every morning and evening, so that they can have a good sleep. Ziziphus jujuba porridge is the simplest dietotherapy method, and the more complicated one is Ziziphus jujuba wine. Take 30g of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, Radix Astragali, Poria and Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi, 50g of dried grapes and Achyranthis Radix, 20g of Radix Asparagi, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis and Cortex Cinnamomi, 0g of Fructus Cannabis100g, 6g of antelope horn chips, mash all the medicinal materials, put them in a clean container, and add sorghum wine 1.5. Drinking a small cup warm before breakfast and dinner every day, besides calming the heart and calming the nerves, this medicated wine also has the function of moistening the skin and nourishing the five internal organs.
With the development of modern science and technology and the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine, Ziziphus jujuba seed has played a more important role in calming nerves and helping sleep. Nowadays, the pace of life is accelerating, social competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and unprecedented mental stress hangs over us every day. The ensuing neurasthenia and sleep disorder, like a sharp sword of Damocles, are always hanging over our heads.
Just as many Chinese herbal medicines have legendary origins, Ziziphus jujuba seeds also have a touching folk story. Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a filial girl named Zizyphus jujuba. In order to cure her mother's insomnia, she went through thousands of difficulties to collect herbs in the mountains, and the sweat and blood scattered along the way turned into some small red trees with hard branches and thorns. The girl cut two bundles of this branch and took it home for firewood. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden "crack" sound in the fire, and then a distinct fruity fragrance floated. It turned out that the small red fruit on the branch was scorched by the fire, and black and red shiny nuts popped out. Mother ate these fragrant nuts and had a sweet sleep. After years of insomnia, she finally recovered completely. The villagers who are grateful for the girl's filial piety named the fruit tree with the shape of jujube and strong sour taste after her.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was a doctor named david lee, who was skilled in medical skills, especially in treating insomnia or lethargy. Every day, people came to see him in an endless stream. This is worrying a doctor named Cui Niupi. Cui Niupi wanted to know if david lee had any secret recipe, so he asked one of his men to pretend to be sick and find out. When the man came to yiguang, david lee, he saw many patients coming to see a doctor, so he went to befriend them and asked them about their illness and the drugs they used. It turned out that everyone used the same drugs, all of which were Ziziphus jujuba seeds. This guy was very excited and went back to tell Cui Niupi. Cui Niupi was very happy when he learned that he had a secret recipe to treat insomnia and lethargy, and the top 20 patients who came to see a doctor every day could give drugs free of charge. Sure enough, after such a publicity, more patients came to see a doctor and take medicine. However, a few days later, many people gathered outside Cui Niupi yiguang, and one of them roared at him: "You quack, liar, I used to be able to barely sleep, and I couldn't sleep after taking your medicine!" In the next few days, people kept coming to find trouble. Cui Niupi had no choice but to sue david lee, saying that he was jealous of his good business and deliberately invited people to make trouble. In court, david lee called out the injustice, but he couldn't find any evidence to prove his innocence, so he suggested that both sides write out the principle of Suanzaoren in treating insomnia and lethargy. In a short time, the two men finished writing. After reading it, the adults found david lee not guilty and Cui Niupi closed down. It turned out that Cui Niupi wrote "Ziziphus jujuba seed can treat insomnia and sleepiness", while david lee wrote "Ziziphus jujuba seed can converge semen when cooked, so it can treat insomnia, polydipsia and sweating; Life leads to deficiency heat, so it treats the symptoms of gallbladder heat, good sleep and mental fatigue. "
The method of treating insomnia with white sugar and Ziziphus jujuba seeds-"Stir 20 pieces of Ziziphus jujuba seeds until half-cooked, grind them into fine powder, add a little white sugar and mix them evenly, and take them with warm water every night before going to bed". You can also wash Ziziphus jujuba seeds, Albizzia julibrissin flowers and longan pulp and take them in water. It should be noted that Chinese medicine needs to treat insomnia according to syndrome differentiation, and whether it belongs to liver-blood deficiency or not, so don't judge it at will. It is best to take this prescription after seeing a doctor in a professional Chinese medicine doctor.
It is well known that the perfect combination of lily jujube kernel tea is suitable for all insomniacs. However, taking jujube kernel alone does not have a good effect, and it may not be suitable for all people. In order to get a better sleep aid effect, lily and jujube kernel (jujube kernel) can be used as the main ingredients, and Poria cocos, longan, wheat and Lycium barbarum can be added. These six precious Chinese herbal medicines have their own benefits and many functions, and they have a better effect of calming the mind and helping sleep when combined with drinking. Soaking a thick cup of tea between half an hour and an hour before going to bed can make you have a good night's sleep. This tea is not taboo, except that it is not recommended for children. People who are often troubled by insomnia can try it. Besides calming the mind and helping sleep, this tea also has the effect of beauty beauty, which is highly respected by everyone.
Suggestions before going to bed: try to relax before going to bed, don't give yourself too much pressure, and avoid overwork or hard work within half an hour before going to bed. At the same time, pay attention to the law of life, go to bed on time, and don't stay up late. Choosing a suitable pillow, people spend one-third of their life in sleep, so it is very important to choose a suitable pillow. The filler has certain support and breathability (buckwheat shell is a good choice), which can promote blood circulation in the head, improve sleep quality, and have a scientific structure (meet the different heights, curves and endurance required by the natural physiological curvature of cervical spine when sleeping on the back and sleeping on the side), which can not only improve sleep quality, but also care for cervical spine. (Professor Cao Yuancheng, Chief Physician of Zibo Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)