Ziziphus seeds are the seeds of sour jujube plants in the Rhamnaceae family. Harvest the autumn fruits when they are ripe. Soak the fruits overnight, rub off the flesh, remove them, use a stone mill to crush the core, take out the seeds, and dry them in the sun. Ziziphus seed extract can nourish the liver, calm the heart, calm the mind, and regulate sweat. Treating deficiency, restlessness, palpitations, palpitations, thirst, and weak sweating.
Ziziphus jujube is a deciduous shrub or small tree, 1 to 3m high, with straight and curved thorns on its branches. The leaves are alternate, oblong to lanceolate, 2 to 3.5cm long, 6 to 12mm wide, with blunt apex, finely serrated edges, and three veins at the base. The flowers are yellow-green, often clustered with 2 to 3 in the leaf axils; the calyx, petals and stamens are all in number of 5; the ovary is superior, 2-chambered, buried in the flower disk, and the stigma is 2-lobed. The drupe is small, oblong or nearly round, dark red, sour in taste, and the ends of the stone are often blunt. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is in September. Born on sunny or dry hillsides, plains, and roadsides. Mainly produced in Hebei, Shaanxi, Henan and Liaoning.
Ziziphus jujube is small and round, and its kernel is slightly flat; jujube has a large and long kernel, which is different from other types. "Ben Cao Tu Jing" says: "Nowadays, it can be found near Beijing and northwest prefectures and counties. The wild ones are mostly found on slopes and between city walls." It is like a jujube tree but has thin skin. Its core is red, its stems and leaves are green, its flowers are like jujube flowers, it is fruity in August, and it is purple-red. It is round like a jujube tree and has a sour taste. "
"Shen Nong's Materia Medica", one of the earliest medicinal books in my country, records: "Bonifying the liver, strengthening the bones and muscles, and assisting yin qi are all the functions of jujube kernels." Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that jujube kernels "can be used to treat diseases when cooked." It can be used to treat gallbladder heat, insomnia, polydipsia, and sweating. It is a medicine that can cure gallbladder heat and induce sleep."
Product Name |
Ziziphus Seed Extract |
Source |
Ziziphus jujuba Mill |
Extraction parts |
seeds |
Specifications |
10:1, 20:1, 2% jujube glycosides |
Appearance |
Brown yellow powder |
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