Jujube is rich in vitamins and is known as the "natural vitamin pill". Jujube has a sweet taste and warm nature. It has the effects of nourishing yin and yang, replenishing the middle and benefiting qi, nourishing blood and generating body fluids. It is commonly used to treat diseases such as weak spleen, poor appetite, loose stools, and deficiency of qi and blood. Let's learn about the efficacy and functions of jujube together.
1. Nourishing qi and replenishing the middle, nourishing blood
The medicinal effect of jujube in replenishing qi and blood is relatively gentle, it can be eaten directly or used as medicine. It is suitable for people of all ages and is suitable for long-term consumption. It can improve symptoms such as pale complexion, sallow complexion, body thinness, weakness, fatigue, and diarrhea caused by weak qi and blood. When combined with Codonopsis and Atractylodes, it is beneficial to strengthen the function of replenishing the middle and benefiting qi, and help treat physical weakness, fatigue, and persistent diarrhea caused by weak spleen and stomach.
2. Nourishing the heart and calming the mind, promoting sleep
The dual nourishing effect of qi and blood in jujube makes it have the function of nourishing the heart and calming the mind. It is often used in diet to improve symptoms such as restlessness and insomnia.
3. Relieving drug toxicity
Jujube and licorice are considered essential drugs for relieving drug toxicity. They can effectively neutralize the toxicity and side effects of certain drugs, protect the gastrointestinal tract, and ensure the safety and reliability of medication.
4. Improving immune function
Jujube can improve immune function 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 can inhibit cancer cells and even transform cancer cells into normal cells.
5. Reducing the formation of stones
People who regularly consume fresh jujube have a lower incidence of gallstones. This is because the rich vitamin C in jujube can convert excess cholesterol in the body into bile acids, reduce cholesterol, and reduce the probability of stone formation.
6. Preventing and treating osteoporosis
Jujube is rich in calcium and iron, which plays an important role in preventing and treating osteoporosis and postpartum anemia. Middle-aged and elderly women are prone to osteoporosis during menopause, and adolescents and women in the peak period of growth and development are prone to anemia. Jujube has ideal dietary effects for them, which can often achieve effects that cannot be compared with drugs.
7. Beauty and skincare
Jujube can make the complexion ruddy because it has the effect of nourishing blood and improving complexion. If jujube is often used to cook porridge or soup, it can promote blood production in the body, effectively prevent anemia, and make the skin more and more ruddy. Jujube contains rich vitamin C and adenosine triphosphate, which can promote the metabolism of skin cells, prevent melanin deposition, and make the skin whiter and smoother, achieving the beauty and skincare effects of whitening the skin and removing spots.
8. Delaying aging
Jujube can nourish blood and calm the mind, nourish the spleen and stomach. If the frail elderly often consume it, it can enhance their physical fitness and delay aging; if office workers consume it, it can enhance their appetite and relieve stress; if you soak a cup of jujube tea at night, it can effectively treat insomnia.
Warm reminder: Although jujube is good, it should not be consumed excessively at one time. It should be used with caution for those with evidence, heat syndrome, excessive yin fire, fullness in the middle, phlegm stagnation, worm accumulation, and phlegm turbidity.
