Botanical Name: Ziziphus jujuba Mill.
Common Name: Jujube, Chinese date
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing
Part Used : The ripe fruit is
gathered at the beginning of autumn and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Sweet and warm
Meridians: Spleen and stomach
Functions: 1. To replenish qi in the middle jiao (spleen and stomach);
2.
To
nourish the blood and soothe the mind;
3. To moderate the action of herbs.
Indications :
1. Weakness of the spleen and stomach manifested as lassitude, poor appetite
and loose stool.
2. Hysteria manifested as grief, weeping and sighing.
3. Moderating the action of other herbs.
Dosage: 3-12 g.
Cautions & Contraindications: This herb is contraindicated in conditions of
excessive dampness, epigastric and abdominal distension and fullness,
retention of food, intestinal parasites, pain of decayed teeth and cough due
to phlegm-heat.
10 fresh seeds $4.00