According to Chinese medicine, dried red dates are sweet and warm, and belong to the spleen and stomach meridians, which have the functions of tonifying the middle energizer, nourishing the blood and calming the nerves, and easing the medicinal properties; However, modern pharmacology has found that red dates are rich in nutrients such as protein, fat, sugar, organic acids, vitamin A, vitamin C, trace calcium and amino acids.

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Jujube can improve human immunity and inhibit cancer cells: pharmacological studies have found that jujube can promote the production of white blood cells, reduce serum cholesterol, increase serum albumin and protect the liver. Jujube also contains substances that inhibit cancer cells and even transform cancer cells into normal cells;

People who often eat fresh dates seldom suffer from gallstones. This is because the rich vitamin C in fresh dates makes the excess cholesterol in the body turn into bile acid. With less cholesterol, the probability of stone formation decreases.

Jujube is rich in calcium and iron, which play an important role in preventing osteoporosis and anemia. Middle-aged and elderly people often suffer from osteoporosis during menopause, and teenagers and women who are at the peak of growth and development are prone to anemia. Jujube will have an ideal dietotherapy effect for them, and its effect is usually incomparable with drugs.

It also has a good nourishing effect on people who are weak after illness;

Rutin contained in jujube is a substance that softens blood vessels, thus lowering blood pressure, and has preventive and therapeutic effects on hypertension;

Jujube can also resist allergy, remove foul smell, calm the mind, improve intelligence and brain, and stimulate appetite.

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

1. Spleen and stomach: People with spleen and stomach weakness, diarrhea and fatigue can eat seven red dates a day, or use them with Dangshen and Atractylodes macrocephala, which can tonify the middle energizer, strengthen 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 jujube is often added to the diet to nourish the body and nourish the 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 play the role of nourishing blood and calming the nerves, soothing the liver and relieving depression.

4. Alleviate medicinal properties: Red dates are 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 at the same time, it is inexpensive. People do not need to buy expensive supplements in the market, so they can achieve the effect of health care by making good use of jujube.