Shandong jujube is produced in Dongyun Village and Heishi Village, Geshi Town, Ningyang County, Tai'an City, Shandong Province.

Jujube in Ningyang, Shandong Province has a long history. It was planted as early as the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty. Emperors of all dynasties regarded it as a tribute, and it is known as the "Crown of Fruits".

The jujubes in Geshi Town, Ningyang County, Tai'an City have a history of more than 3,000 years. Ningyang jujube in Shandong is famous for its large size and sweetness. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang wrote a poem praising Ningyang jujube. The poem is as follows: "Sangzao is close to people's homes, and the road to Penghao is long." In 2000, Ningyang was named "China's Famous and Excellent Economic Forest - Hometown of Jujube" by the National Economic Forest Association.

There are a lot of jujube resources in Geshi Town, Ningyang County, Shandong Province. The current jujube forest area is about 100,000 acres, with about 1 million mature jujube trees, and about 30 million kilograms of jujubes are produced every year. The tens of thousands of hectares of jujube forests at the foot of Shentong Mountain, full of spring blossoms and autumn fruits, are filled with fragrance for thousands of miles, forming a unique landscape. As early as 1986, it had been named the "Jujube Development and Production Base" by the Ministry of Forestry. In July 1998, it was approved as a "Provincial Forest Park" by the Shandong Provincial Forestry Department.

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Effects and functions of Shandong jujube:

Shandong jujube is large, with multi-core flesh, small core, long silk and deep sweetness, and has excellent nutritional and medicinal value. It is rich in vitamins A, B, C, D and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron; its sugar, protein and fat are higher than other fruits. It can nourish human capillaries and prevent hemorrhage. It has significant effects on hypertension and hepatobiliary disease. It has the functions of nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen, nourishing the blood and strengthening the mind, and prolonging life.

Its medical value and health-care efficacy rank first among all fruits, and the medical community calls it "natural vitamin pill". In 1986, it was rated as a national health jujube by the Ministry of Health.

Jujube is a woody perennial plant and is an important medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. There is a saying that "without jujube, there is no medicine". Qiao, helps the twelve meridians, replenishes Shaoqi, mainly treats Shaoqi, lack of fluid in the body, shock, and heavy limbs. It can be combined with hundreds of medicines to lighten the body and prolong life after long-term food intake.

Shandong jujube has many functions such as preventing arteriosclerosis, conducive to smooth blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, nourishing the liver and clearing away heat, strengthening the brain and calming the mind, strengthening the body, nourishing blood and beautifying the body, strengthening the body and fighting cancer. It has significant effects on liver disease, blood diseases, and kidney deficiency, and has a preventive effect on nearly a hundred diseases

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