The nutritional value and therapeutic effects of jujube

Jujube has been listed as one of the "five fruits" (peach, plum, plum, apricot, jujube) since ancient times, and has a long history. The most prominent feature of jujube is its high vitamin content. A clinical study abroad suggests that patients who eat jujube continuously recover more than three times faster than those who simply take vitamin pills. Therefore, jujube has the reputation of "natural vitamin pills".

Nutritional value of dates

Jujube can improve human immunity and inhibit cancer cells: Pharmacological studies have found that red dates can promote the production of white blood cells, lower serum cholesterol, increase serum albumin, and protect the liver. Red dates also contain substances that inhibit cancer cells and can even transform cancer cells into normal cells.

People who often eat fresh dates rarely suffer from gallstones. This is because the rich vitamin C in fresh dates converts excess cholesterol in the body into bile acid. With less cholesterol, the probability of stone formation is also reduced.

Dates are rich in calcium and iron, which play an important role in preventing and treating osteoporosis and anemia. Middle-aged and elderly people often suffer from osteoporosis during menopause, and adolescents and women who are at the peak of growth and development are prone to anemia. Dates have an ideal therapeutic effect on them, and the effect is usually incomparable to that of drugs; they also have a good tonic effect on people who are weak after illness; the rutin contained in dates is a substance that softens blood vessels and thus lowers blood pressure, and has preventive and therapeutic effects on hypertension; dates can also be anti-allergic, remove fishy smells, calm the mind, improve intelligence and brain health, and enhance appetite.

Therapeutic effects of jujube

1. Dates are rich in cyclic adenosine monophosphate, which is an essential substance for human energy metabolism. It can enhance muscle strength, eliminate fatigue, dilate blood vessels, increase myocardial contractility, improve myocardial nutrition, and has a good effect on preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases.

2. Jujubes have the effects of replenishing deficiency and replenishing qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind, strengthening the spleen and stomach. They are a good health care product for patients with weak spleen and stomach, insufficient qi and blood, fatigue, weakness, insomnia, etc.

3. Dates have good therapeutic effects on acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, anemia, allergic purpura and other diseases.

4. Jujubes contain triterpenoid compounds and cyclic adenosine monophosphate, which have strong anti-cancer and anti-allergic effects.

Benefits of dates:

Jujube can improve human immunity and inhibit cancer cells: Pharmacological studies have found that red dates can promote the production of white blood cells, lower serum cholesterol, increase serum albumin, and protect the liver. Red dates also contain substances that inhibit cancer cells and can even transform cancer cells into normal cells.

People who often eat fresh dates rarely suffer from gallstones. This is because the rich vitamin C in fresh dates converts excess cholesterol in the body into bile acid. With less cholesterol, the probability of stone formation is also reduced.

Jujubes are rich in calcium and iron, which play an important role in preventing and treating osteoporosis and anemia. Middle-aged and elderly people often suffer from osteoporosis during menopause, and adolescents and women who are at the peak of growth and development are prone to anemia. Jujubes have an ideal therapeutic effect on them, and their effect is usually incomparable to drugs.

It also has a good tonic effect on people who are weak after illness;

The rutin contained in dates is a substance that softens blood vessels and thus lowers blood pressure, and has preventive and therapeutic effects on hypertension.

Dates can also resist allergies, remove fishy and strange odors, calm the mind, improve intelligence and brain health, and enhance appetite.

Moisturizes the skin and improves beauty

There is a saying among the people that "Eating three dates a day will keep you young even at the age of 100" and "To have good skin, add red dates to porridge."

Take 50 grams of red dates and 100 grams of polished rice, cook them into porridge, and eat them warm in the morning and evening, which is very beneficial to beauty skin. The reason is that a large amount of vitamin B in red dates can promote subcutaneous blood circulation, make the skin and hair shiny, smooth facial wrinkles, and make the skin more toned.

Reduce age spots

The vitamin C contained in red dates is a highly active reducing antioxidant that participates in the physiological oxygen reduction process in the body, prevents the chronic precipitation of melanin in the body, and can effectively reduce the production of pigment age spots.

Liver protection

The sugars, fats and proteins contained in red dates are nutrients that protect the liver. It can promote the synthesis of liver protein, increase the content of serum hemoglobin and albumin, adjust the ratio of albumin to globulin, prevent transfusion reactions, and reduce serum alanine aminotransferase levels. Use 50 grams of red dates and 90 grams of rice to make thick porridge, which is very beneficial for hepatitis patients to nourish the spleen and protect the liver. Use 30 to 50 grams of red dates, peanuts and rock sugar, boil peanuts first, then add red dates and rock sugar to make soup, take it every night before going to bed, 30 days as a course of treatment, it has a certain effect on acute and chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.

Prevent hair loss

Red dates have the function of strengthening the spleen and stomach. "A healthy spleen means strong skin", the skin is radiant and the hair has a place to stay, so eating nutritious red dates regularly can prevent hair loss and grow black and shiny hair.

Strengthens the stomach and nourishes the brain

Chinese medicine often uses red dates to nourish the stomach and strengthen the spleen. If there are strong or irritating drugs in the prescription, red dates are often used to protect the spleen and stomach. Red dates contain sugars, proteins, fats, and organic acids, which have a tonic effect on the brain. Red dates and flour are used to make date cakes, which can nourish the stomach and strengthen the brain.

Can replenish qi and nourish blood

"Red dates have the effect of replenishing qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind". The high vitamin content in red dates has a healthy effect on the human body's capillaries. Use 20 red dates, 1 egg, 30 grams of brown sugar, stew in water, take once a day, suitable for postpartum care, and has the effect of replenishing qi and blood.

Can promote sleep

Red dates have the effects of nourishing the spleen, nourishing blood and calming the nerves. After dinner, boil red dates with water and drink the juice; or cook porridge with lily; drink soup and eat dates before going to bed, which can help you fall asleep faster. Use 1000 grams of fresh red dates, wash, remove the core, take out the flesh and mash it, add appropriate amount of water and simmer it over low heat, filter the juice, mix it with 500 grams of honey, mix it evenly on the fire to make date paste, and bottle it for later use. Take 15 ml each time, twice a day, and take it continuously to prevent and treat insomnia.

In addition, red dates can supplement calcium, prevent and treat nocturnal emission, and prevent diarrhea.

Although red dates are good for health, they are not suitable for people with constipation or internal heat because they contain a high amount of sugar. "Sui Xi Ju Diet" says: "Eating too much will cause bloating, diarrhea, heat and dampness, and is the worst for people. Children, postpartum women, and those suffering from fever, summer heat, jaundice, and swelling should avoid eating them."

The role of dates:

Jujube is sweet and neutral in nature, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians;

It has the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, nourishing yin and blood, nourishing the heart and calming the mind, and alleviating the effects of medicine;

It can be used to treat anorexia and diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency, and gynecological irritability caused by yin and blood deficiency. It also has a good tonic effect on people who are weak after illness.

Jujubes have always been a good health product for replenishing qi, nourishing blood, and calming the nerves. They are very beneficial for patients with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, insomnia, anemia, etc.

Jujubes have thick flesh, sweet color, and are rich in nutrients such as protein, fat, sugar, vitamins, and minerals. Therefore, jujubes have always been a good health product for replenishing qi, nourishing blood, and calming the mind. They are very beneficial for patients with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, insomnia, anemia, etc. Jujubes are not only a good product for health care, but also a good product for skin care and beauty.

1. Prevent and treat cardiovascular disease

Jujubes are rich in vitamin C and vitamin P, which are beneficial for strengthening capillaries, maintaining the elasticity of blood vessel walls, and resisting atherosclerosis. Jujubes contain cyclic adenosine monophosphate, which can dilate blood vessels, increase myocardial contractility, and improve myocardial nutrition, so they can prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases.

2. Anti-tumor

Jujubes contain triterpenoid compounds that have anti-cancer effects and cyclic adenosine monophosphate that can transform cancer cells into normal cells.

3. Anti-allergic

Taking 15-25 jujubes raw or cooked three times a day can treat allergic purpura. This is because when the human body takes in enough cyclic adenosine monophosphate, the content of cyclic adenosine monophosphate in immune cells also increases, which will inhibit the immune response and achieve an anti-allergic effect.

4. Detoxification and liver protection

Jujubes are rich in sugars, vitamin C, and cyclic adenosine monophosphate, which can reduce the damage of chemical drugs to the liver, promote protein synthesis, and increase serum total protein content. In clinical practice, jujubes can be used as an adjuvant treatment for chronic hepatitis and early liver cirrhosis.

5. Nourish blood and beautify the face

Eating jujubes three times a day, 10 pieces each time, has the effect of nourishing blood and beautifying the face. The effect is better if jujubes are stewed with Tremella or cooked into porridge. This is also because jujubes are rich in vitamins and minerals such as iron, which can promote hematopoiesis, prevent anemia, and make the skin ruddy. In addition, the rich vitamins C, P and cyclic adenosine monophosphate in jujubes can promote skin cell metabolism, make the skin white and delicate, prevent pigmentation, and achieve skin care and beauty effects.

In addition, eating jujube can control and regulate women's menopausal hot flashes, sweating, and emotional instability. In addition, jujube can enhance human endurance and resist fatigue. No wonder the Chinese people have always regarded jujube as a good product for replenishing qi and fitness.

6. Enhance human immunity

Jujubes contain a large amount of carbohydrates, mainly glucose, but also fructose, sucrose, oligosaccharides composed of glucose and fructose, arabinan and galactaldoses, etc.; they also contain a large amount of vitamin C, riboflavin, thiamine, carotene, niacin and other vitamins. They have a strong nourishing effect, can improve the body's immune function and enhance disease resistance.

7. Enhance muscle strength and increase weight

The experimental mice were gavage-fed a decoction of jujube seeds daily for three weeks, and their weight gain was significantly higher than that of the control group. In the swimming test, their swimming time was significantly longer than that of the control group, which indicates that jujube seeds have the effect of enhancing muscle strength and increasing body weight.

8. Protect the liver

Experiments have confirmed that when rabbits with liver damage caused by carbon tetrachloride were fed a decoction of jujube seeds daily for one week, their serum total protein and albumin increased significantly compared with the control group, indicating that jujube seeds have a liver-protecting effect.

9. Calm the mind

The flavonoids contained in jujube - di-glucoside A has sedative, hypnotic and antihypertensive effects. The isolated naringenin C glycosides have central nervous system inhibitory effects, that is, they reduce spontaneous movements and stimulating reflexes, and cause tonic and catalepsy. Therefore, jujube has the effect of calming the nerves and calming the mind.

10. Anti-cancer and anti-mutation

Jujube contains a variety of tri-compounds, among which phytic acid and phytic acid have been found to have anti-cancer activity and inhibit sarcoma S-180. The nutrients contained in jujube can enhance the body's immune function and have a certain effect on cancer prevention and treatment and maintaining the function of human organs.

Health Tips:

1. Good red dates have purple-red skin, large and uniform grains, short, strong and round fruit rows, few wrinkles and shallow marks; if there are many wrinkles, deep marks, and the fruit rows are sunken, it is a dried product made from fresh dates with poor flesh and immature; if there are holes at the end of the red date stem or coffee-colored or dark brown powder, it means that it has been eaten by insects;

2. Eating too many dates can cause excessive stomach acid and bloating;

3. Rotten jujubes will produce fruit acid and methanol under the action of microorganisms. People who eat rotten jujubes will experience poisoning reactions such as dizziness and visual impairment, which can be life-threatening in severe cases, so you should pay attention;

4. When eaten raw, the jujube skin is easily retained in the intestines and is not easy to be excreted, so the jujube skin should be spit out when eating jujubes;

5. Eating too many dates will cause bloating. Pregnant women should not eat dates if they have bloating. It is okay if they only drink red date soup.