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Name
Pinyin
name: Da Zao, Hong Zao
Latin
name: Fructus Jujubae
English
name: Jujube, Chinese date, Black date, Zizyphus
Location and
Harvest
Mainly
produced in China
Plucked
in autumn when ripe
Properties
Taste:
Sweet
Nature:
warm (neutral), stomach and spleen meridians entered
Best
qualities
Red
and thick flesh, moist small core
Processing
Sun-
dry or unprocessed
Actions
- Tonify spleen and stomach
- Nourish blood and calm the spirit
- Moderate and harmonize other herbs
Indications
a) Spleen Qi
deficiency syndromes
It
is indicated for weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath, poor appetite and
loose stools due to spleen Qi deficiency.
b)Blood
deficiency syndromes
It
is indicated for wan complexion, severe emotional debility and irritability due
to blood deficiency. Besides, it is used to harmonize or alleviate toxicity and
violent action of other herbs.
Dosage
10-
30 grams (3- 10 fruits)
Contraindications
and Cautions
- Contraindicated for those with damp- phlegm
- Contraindicated for those with food stagnation
- Contraindicated for those with damp- heat
- Contraindicated for children with dental diseases
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