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drug nameChinese Date
categoryTonifying Qi
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[Variety Source]

This product is the mature fruit of Ziziphus jujuba Mill., a deciduous tree of the family Rhamnaceae. Mainly produced in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi and other places. Harvest the fruits when they are ripe in autumn and dry them in the sun. For raw use.

[Property]

sweet, warm. act on spleen and stomach channels.

[Efficacy]

tonifying middle and replenishing qi, nourishing blood and tranquilizing spirit, easing medicinal properties.

[Indications]

  1. Used for spleen deficiency, loose stool, fatigue, lack of strength. Can tonify middle and replenishing qi. Often used with Tangshen, White Atractylodes Rhizome, etc. to enhance the efficacy.
  2. Used for blood deficiency shallow yellow and women's visceral agitation (hysteria), feeling uneasy. Can nourish blood and tranquilizing spirit. To treat blood deficiency shallow yellow, Prepared Rehmannia Root yellow and Donkey-hide Gelatin are often used; to treat visceral agitation (hysteria) and mental restlessness, Liquorice Root, wheat to nourish the heart and calm the mind, such as Licorice, Wheat and Jujube Decoction.
  3. Used in formulas with stronger medicinal properties, it can reduce the side effects of strong drugs and protect healthy qi. Such as Ten Jujubes Decoction, which is used to alleviate Gansui Root, Peking Euphorbia Root, Lilac Daphne > It protects the spleen and stomach from drastic purgation and toxicity.
  4. In addition, frequent combinations of medicinals Fresh Ginger Rhizome, including exterior-releasing formula to harmonize nutrient and defensive aspects; tonifying formula to replenish the spleen and stomach, can enhance the efficacy. In recent years, it has been reported that it is effective in treating allergic purpura.

[Documentation]

  1. Benjing: "It calms the mind and nourishes the mind, helps the twelve meridians,... replenishes the shortage of qi, lack of fluid in the body, shock, heavy limbs, and hundreds of medicines."
  2. "Medicinal Methods": "Tune Rongwei and produce body fluids."
  3. Bencao Gangmu: "According to Wang Hao-gu, those who are full should not eat sweet foods, as sweet foods make people full. Therefore, if the stuffiness of Zhang Zhong-jing Jianzhong Tang is reduced, it is the same as that of Liquorice Root. "

[Usage and Dosage]

Cut into pieces and decoct, take 10-30g; you can also peel, core and pound into pills.

[Modern Pharmacology]

Chinese Date contains protein, carbohydrates, organic acids, mucilage, vitamins C, P, trace amounts of calcium, phosphorus, iron and various amino acids. It has the functions of improving the phagocytic function of the mononuclear-phagocytic cell system in the body, protecting the liver, enhancing muscle strength and increasing body weight.

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