China's cursive book "Ben Jing" records that red dates are sweet in taste and warm in nature, belonging to the spleen and stomach meridian, and have the functions of nourishing the middle energizer, nourishing the blood and calming the nerves, and relaxing the medicinal properties; However, modern pharmacology has found that jujube is rich in protein, fat, sugar, organic acids, vitamin A, vitamin C, trace calcium, amino acids and other nutrients.

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

1. Spleen and stomach: People with weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, fatigue and weakness can eat seven red dates a day, or use them together with Dangshen and Atractylodes macrocephala * *, which can replenish middle energizer, strengthen spleen and stomach, and achieve the effect of appetizing and stopping diarrhea; Jujube, ginger and Pinellia can be used together to treat gastritis caused by careless diet, such as abdominal distension and vomiting.

2. Yiqi Yangxue: Jujube is a good tonic. Jujube is often added to the diet to nourish the body and nourish blood. Dr Andy Sun, an immunologist at National Taiwan University, strongly advocates that eating more red dates, astragalus and medlar at ordinary times can enhance the vitality of the body and enhance immunity.

3. Nourishing blood and calming the nerves: female bipolar disorder, crying and restless, uneasy and so on. Using red dates together with licorice and wheat can nourish blood, soothe the nerves, soothe the liver and relieve depression.

4. Relieve the medicinal properties: Red dates are often used in prescriptions with strong medicinal properties to reduce the side effects of drugs with strong medicinal properties and protect healthy qi. For example, in Ten Jujube Soup, jujube is used to reduce 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 cheap. People don't need to buy expensive supplements in the market, and they can achieve the health care effect by making good use of red dates. But pay attention to:

People with diabetes had better eat less because the sugar content is too high.

People with swollen eyes and feet should not drink alcohol. During menstruation, some women will have swollen eyes or feet. In fact, this is a sign of wet weight. These people are not fit to eat red dates. Because red dates are sweet, eating too much is easy to produce phlegm, and water is wet in the body. Edema is more serious.

If you have abdominal distension, it is not suitable to drink jujube water to avoid dampness and stagnation. The more you drink, the less you can improve flatulence.

People with hot and dry constitution are also not suitable for drinking jujube water during menstruation, which may cause excessive menstrual blood.

Postpartum drinking reduces irritability

Jujube decoction also has obvious effect on postpartum anemia, qi and blood weakness and postpartum nursed back to health.

In addition, red dates can also relieve symptoms such as accelerated heartbeat, restless night sleep and dizziness caused by insufficient blood. Drinking it for postpartum women can reduce irritability and depression.

Vitamin P contained in red dates can improve human capillaries, which is of great benefit to patients with hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Its nutrients such as iron and phosphorus are necessary for hematopoiesis.

Daily healthy diet therapy

Jujube is also a widely eaten jujube, which can be used to make home-cooked dishes. Cooking red dates with other foods is good for your health, such as boiling peanuts with red dates, which is helpful for people with beriberi; Jujube lotus root soup can enrich blood and make skin rosy. In addition, making red dates into cakes is a nourishing food.

Jujube has many uses, such as boiling, steaming, eating raw, making sweet soup, and adding various tonic and soup materials. As for red jujube red bean porridge and red jujube glutinous rice porridge, they have been healthy diets for the elderly and the weak since ancient times. Boiling red dates with celery helps to lower cholesterol and soften blood vessels. Some people like to add American ginseng to red dates to strengthen the spleen and stomach and clear away heat.

Excessive consumption is harmful to digestive function.

Jujube can be eaten often, but not too much, otherwise it will damage the digestive function and cause constipation. In addition, jujube is rich in sugar, especially jujube is made into snacks, which is not suitable for diabetics to eat, so as to avoid the increase of blood sugar and aggravate the condition.

If you eat too many red dates and don't drink enough water, you are prone to tooth decay.

In particular, two methods are introduced:

1, stewed trotters with red dates and peanuts

Ingredients: peanut kernel with skin 100g, red dates 15, pig's trotters 7-8, salt 1 4 teaspoon, rice wine1teaspoon.

Exercise:

(1) Soak peanuts in clear water for more than 8 hours, and wash trotters. Blanch in boiling water to remove hair fat and take it out; Wash red dates.

(2) Put the trotters, peanuts and red dates together with the soaked peanut juice into the pot, add 5 cups of water, salt and rice wine, and stew until the peanuts and trotters are cooked and soft.

Suggestion: when eating, you can put a little salt or vinegar to taste, eat meat, peanuts and dates and drink soup. Has the effects of invigorating qi and blood and increasing milk.

Special instructions:

The oil slick on the soup should be removed constantly to avoid being too greasy and causing gastrointestinal discomfort.

2, red dates and tremella soup

Ingredients: 8 red dates, 20g tremella, carrot 1 root, 20g lotus seed, almond 10g, and a little rock sugar.

Exercise:

(1) Wash carrots and slice them; Wash red dates, tremella, lotus seeds and almonds respectively, soak for 1 hour, and then remove the core of red dates for later use.

(2) Pour half a pot of water into the pot, add red dates, carrots, lotus seeds and almonds, cook until the tremella becomes soft, and add crystal sugar to stir and dissolve.