The efficacy and function of sour jujube meat

Jujube meat is a very common Chinese medicine in our daily life and is also very important in our daily life. However, some people don’t know much about the effects and functions of sour jujube meat, so let us learn about it in detail below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The pulp of Ziziphus jujuba Mill.var.spinosa (Bunge)Hu ex HFChow, a plant of the Rhamnaceae family.

[Original form] Jujube is a deciduous shrub, rarely a small tree, 1-3m high. Old branches are gray-brown, young branches are green; there is a pair of thorns at the base of the branches, one of which is needle-shaped and upright, up to 3 cm long, and the other is curved downward, about 0.7 cm long. Simple leaves are alternate; stipules are needle-shaped; leaf blades are oblong-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, obtuse at apex, rounded at base, slightly oblique, and finely serrated at margin. The flowers are small, 2-3 clusters growing in leaf axils; the calyx is 5-lobed, the lobes are ovate-triangular; the petals are 5, yellow-green, alternate with the sepals, and the stamens are 5, opposite the petals; the disk is obvious, with 10 shallow lobes; the ovary is elliptical, buried in the disk, and the style is 2-lobed. The drupe is fleshy, nearly spherical, dark reddish brown when ripe, with a thin skin and a sour taste. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows in sunny or dry slopes, valleys, hills, plains, roadsides and wastelands. It is drought-tolerant and often forms thickets.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour; sweet; neutral

【Functions and indications】Stop bleeding and stop diarrhea. Main bleeding; diarrhea

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g; or made into pills or powder.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction of this article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the functions and effects of sour jujube meat. The several functions and effects introduced in the article are relatively common. I hope everyone can remember them and they will be helpful in your life.