Warm the body, “raising body temperature promotes immunity”
- Cold relief
- Strengthen Qi of the Spleen and Stomach
- Warm the body & help blood circulation
- Boost immunity
- Anti-inflammatory/detoxifying (betulinic acid/alphitolic acid/saponin)
- Strengthen Kidney function
- Improve insomnia /calm the shen (serotonin)
- Diuretic
- Reduce swelling
- Clear the blood
- Vascular health (sitostanol) arteriosclerosis/hypertension (K, Na)
- Keeping health from malignant illnesses (Tannin, polyphenol)
- Improve memory
Traditional words
“Taking 3 dates can revive a dying person. You will grow old if you see and don’t take jujube.”
Precaution
- 1g-1calorie
- High in natural sugar 5 times more than apple
- Not good for those under diet, with excessive dampness and phlegm
- Not good for those with constitutional heat
