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Yan 'an jujube has the highest active components among Chinese jujube varieties. Tested by Peking University Pharmaceutical College, Yan 'an Jujube contains active carbon, fatty oil and other medicinal components, which can be purified and made into new drugs for lowering blood pressure, improving cardiovascular function and regulating nervous system function. In particular, the total saponin content of Ziziphus jujuba is 1. 1353%, and its internal quality is among the best in China. Jujube is not only the main raw material for treating neurasthenia, insomnia and dreaminess, but also the pulp and peel of jujube can be processed into jujube juice and jujube juice.
Spinosad jujube seed
spine date seed
Spinosad jujube seed
Alias jujube, jujube, other jujube, thorn jujube.
The source is the seed of Zizyphus jujuba mill.
Plant-type deciduous shrub or small tree, 1 ~ 3m high, with straight thorns and curved thorns on its branches. Leaves alternate, oblong to lanceolate, 2 ~ 3.5 cm long and 6 ~ 12 mm wide, with blunt apex, serrated edges and three veins at the base. Yellow-green flowers, usually 2 ~ 3 flowers clustered in leaf axils; Calyx symbol, petals and stamens are all 5 numbers; Ovary superior, 2-loculed, buried in disk, stigma 2-lobed. Drupe is small, rectangular or nearly round, dark red and sour, and both ends of drupe are often dull. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is September.
Born on sunny or dry slopes, plains and roadsides. Location: Hebei, Shaanxi, Henan and Liaoning.
Harvest ripe red soft fruits in autumn, remove the pulp, dry in the sun, crush the jujube pit, and take out the seeds to eat raw or stir-fry. Break it with time.
Trait seeds are oblate or rectangular, 5 ~ 8 mm long, 4 ~ 6 mm wide and 2 ~ 3 mm thick. The surface is brownish red or purplish red, slightly shiny, with a slightly convex longitudinal line at the center of one side, a small concave navel at one end of the seed, and a little protrusion at the other end, and the seed ridge is located on the side. The seed coat is hard, and translucent endosperm can be seen adhering to it after peeling. Cotyledons 2 are yellow and white, rich in oil. It tastes slightly bitter.
Chemical components include Ziziphus jujuba saponin A, Ziziphus jujuba saponin B, betulinic acid, betulin, flavone, fatty oil, protein, etc.
The taste is plain, sweet and sour.
The main functions are nourishing the heart, calming the nerves and astringing sweat. Used for neurasthenia, insomnia, dreaminess and night sweats.