Spiny Date Seed

Alternative names: Spina Date Seed, Spina Date Seed, Wild Date Seed

English name: Spina Date Seed

Main functions: Nourishes the heart and liver, calms the heart and calms the nerves, and restrains sweat

Produces body fluids

The traditional Chinese medicinal material Ziziphus jujuba kernel is a soothing medicine. It is the dried and mature seed of Ziziphus jujube, a plant of the Rhamnaceae family.

The nature and flavor of Ziziphus jujuba kernel are sweet, sour and mild. Returns to the liver, gallbladder, and heart meridians.

The origin of jujube kernels is mainly in Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Shaanxi.

Medicinal parts of Ziziphus jujuba kernel:

This product is the dried and mature seeds of Ziziphus jujube, a plant of the Rhamnaceae family. Harvest mature fruits in late autumn and early winter, remove the pulp and core shell, collect the seeds, and dry them in the sun.

Characteristics of the medicinal parts of Ziziphus jujuba kernel:

This product is oblate or oblate oval, 5 to 9 mm long, 5 to 7 mm wide, and about 3 mm thick. The surface is purple-red or purple-brown, smooth and shiny, and some have cracks. Some have rounded protrusions on both sides; some have a flat side with a raised vertical line in the middle; the other side is slightly protruding. One end is sunken, and a linear hilum can be seen; the other end has a small raised chalaza.

The seed coat is crisp, the endosperm is white, and the cotyledons are 2, light yellow, and rich in oil. The smell is slight and the taste is light.

The taste of Ziziphus jujuba kernel is acidic and astringent, so those with real evil and stagnation of fire should take it with caution.