Dates Date palm (scientific name: Phoenix dactylifera L.) is arborescent, up to 35 meters high, with persistent petiole base, upper leaves obliquely rising and lower leaves drooping, forming a sparse head crown. Leaves up to 6 meters long; Inflorescence is a dense panicle; Male flowers are oblong or ovoid, short-stalked, white and crisp; Calyx cup-shaped, with 3 obtuse teeth at the top; Petals 3, obliquely ovate. The fruit is oblong or oblong-oval, 3.5-6.5 cm long, dark orange when ripe, and the flesh is thick. Seeds 1 seed, flat, sharp at both ends, with longitudinal grooves on the ventral surface. The flowering period is March-April, and the fruiting period is September 9- 10/October. Native to West Asia and North Africa. China, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other provinces have introduced cultivation, which can bear fruit in Yuanmou, Yunnan. Dates are one of the important fruit crops in dry and hot areas, and they are cultivated in a large area, especially in Iraq, accounting for 1/3 of the world. In addition to the fruit for food, its inflorescence juice can be used to make sugar, its leaves can be used to make paper, and its trunk can be used as building materials and sinks, with beautiful tree shape and often used as ornamental plants. (Overview picture)

Nickname:

Persian Jujube, Fanzao, Iraqi Jujube, Jujube Coconut, Date Palm Tree, Zizyphus jujuba, Date Palm.

Flowering period:

March-April

Efficacy:

Supplementing qi and deficiency, invigorating spleen and promoting digestion, moistening lung and relieving cough, moistening intestine and relaxing bowels.