Date palm tree (scientific name: Phoenix dactylifera L.) is tree-shaped, up to 35 meters high, with persistent petiole base, inclined upper leaves and drooping lower leaves, forming a sparse crown. The leaves are 6 meters long; Inflorescence is a compact panicle; Male flowers are oblong or ovoid, short-stalked, white and crisp; Calyx cup-shaped, with 3 blunt teeth at the top; Petals 3, obliquely ovate. The fruit is oblong or oblong-oval, 3.5-6.5 cm long, dark orange at maturity and thick pulp. 1 seed, flat, sharp at both ends, with longitudinal grooves on the abdominal mask. It blooms in March-April and bears fruit in September -65438+ 10. Native to West Asia and North Africa. China's Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other provinces have introduced cultivation, which can bear fruit in Yuanmou, Yunnan. Jujube is one of the important fruit crops in dry and hot areas, and it is widely cultivated, especially in Iraq, accounting for 1/3 of the world. In addition to eating fruit, its inflorescence juice can be used to make sugar, its leaves can be used to make paper, its trunk can be used as building materials and sinks, and its tree shape is beautiful, and it is often used as an ornamental plant. (Overview picture)

Nickname:

Persian jujube, Fanzao, Iraqi jujube, date palm, date palm, jujube, date palm.

Flowering period:

March to April

Efficacy:

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