The efficacy and function of drinking sour jujube in water

The sour jujube is not only a fruit but also a Chinese medicinal material. It is also called wild jujube or mountain jujube. When you eat it directly after it matures, it tastes very sour. If you slice it, dry it in the sun, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and soak it in water, it will taste very good and has many benefits to the human body. So what are the effects of drinking sour jujube in water? I will tell you later.

The efficacy and function of drinking sour jujube in water

1. Relieve headache and insomnia

After being used as medicine, sour jujube has a certain sedative effect. It can calm the mind and soothe the nerves because it contains a large amount of choline. This substance can directly act on the human central nervous system, which can quickly improve people's nervous emotions and anxiety. At the same time, it can also speed up blood circulation and lower blood pressure. Usually, drinking it directly in water can relieve insomnia and headaches caused by high blood pressure.

2. Prevent and relieve hypertension

Healthy people can effectively prevent high blood pressure by drinking sour jujube in water, while those with high blood pressure can reduce their high blood pressure to normal as soon as possible. This is because the phytosterols contained in sour jujube can be dissolved in water after encountering water, which can be absorbed and utilized by the human body as soon as possible, improve the permeability and elasticity of capillaries, and keep people's blood pressure at a normal state.

3. Beauty and skin care

People usually drink water soaked with sour jujube, which can have obvious beauty effects. The nutrients it contains, such as vitamin C, vitamin E and trace element selenium, can directly act on human skin. It can not only remove free radicals in skin cells, but also increase skin elasticity and replenish qi and blood, making people's skin rosy and smooth.

4. Stimulate appetite, help digestion and remove greasiness

Drinking sour jujube soaked in water can stimulate appetite and help digestion. It is a fruit that tastes particularly sour. Even if you soak it in water and drink it, you can absorb rich fruit acid, which can speed up the secretion of gastric acid and improve its digestive ability. In addition, drinking sour jujube soaked in water can remove greasiness, speed up the decomposition of fat in food, and speed up the body's absorption and utilization of nutrients in food.