The efficacy, function and edible method of jujube kernel

When it comes to the effects, functions and eating methods of jujube seeds, we must first understand jujube seeds in detail. Jujube kernel is actually the core of the date, so most people know about it, and we can often see it in our real life. Dates are a kind of fruit that many people eat frequently, and there are many varieties of dates in reality. The ones we often eat are: sour dates, red dates, green dates and so on.

Studies have shown that dates have many benefits for the human body. People who often eat dates are less likely to get sick. This shows that dates have great effects and functions on the human body. However, when it comes to date pits, many people still cannot understand. Let’s talk about the effects, functions and eating methods of jujube seeds.

The efficacy of jujube seeds

Jujube kernel is also known as jujube kernel, jujube core, mountain jujube kernel, jujube, jujube, thorn kernel, thorn fruit, thorn thorn fruit, hawthorn kernel, hawthorn jujube kernel, hawthorn jujube fruit, wild jujube kernel, mountain sour jujube kernel, sleep-regulating military officer, and prickly sour jujube. It has the effects of calming the mind, nourishing the liver, and astringing sweat. It is mainly used to treat insomnia due to deficiency and restlessness, palpitations, spontaneous sweating and night sweats due to physical weakness.

1. Jujube kernels: Put the original medicine into a bamboo basket and sink it into a clean water tank so that the kernels float on the water surface and the shells sink to the bottom of the water. Take out the jujube kernels and dry them.

2. Stir-fry jujube kernels: Take clean sour jujube kernels, put them in a pot and stir-fry over low heat until the skin swells and turns slightly yellow, take them out and let them cool.

3. Scorched jujube kernels: Take clean sour jujube kernels, put them in a pot and stir-fry them over high heat until 50% of them turn black and red, take them out and let them cool.

The role of jujube kernel:

1. Sedative and hypnotic effects: Oral administration or intraperitoneal injection of the decoction of Chinese jujube seeds to rats showed sedation and sleepiness, regardless of day or night. The sedation index of mice when taken orally was 1.95, and it showed a synergistic effect with barbiturates. After using Chinese jujube seeds continuously for 6 days, the animals' sleep became shallower and the duration was shortened, that is, tolerance was produced, but it disappeared after 1 week of stopping the drug.

2. Sedative effect: In recent years, some people have compared Chinese jujube seeds with tranquilizers and found many similarities. After the decoction of Suanzaoren was intraperitoneally injected into rats, all animals showed quietness and lethargy. But external stimuli can wake it up. When the dose was increased to the toxic dose, the mice did not show loss of righting reflex and anesthesia. The decoction can inhibit conditioned reflexes but not unconditioned reflexes when administered intragastricly to mice. Ziziphus jujuba seeds also have a significant antagonistic effect on the manic symptoms caused by subcutaneous injection of morphine hydrochloride in cats.

3. Analgesic and cooling effects: The hot plate method for mice has shown that intraperitoneal injection of a decoction of Chinese jujube seeds has a significant analgesic effect, which significantly prolongs the latency of pain response in mice and the effect can last for up to 3 hours. Oral administration or intraperitoneal injection of the decoction had a cooling effect on normal rats.

How to eat jujube kernels:

Adding jujube seeds to white rice and cooking it into porridge is easier for the elderly to digest and absorb. Therefore, porridge made with sour jujube kernels and white rice is very effective in treating insomnia caused by neurasthenia. It is mild and has no side effects, and is especially suitable for people with weak constitutions.

Boiling jujube seeds and Qiongzhen Ganoderma lucidum together and drinking the water has sedative, hypnotic, analgesic and anticonvulsant effects; it has a certain blood pressure lowering effect; and it has an excitatory effect on the uterus.

Therefore, I believe that now everyone has a great understanding of the efficacy, functions and eating methods of jujube seeds. Through the above understanding, we not only know the edible value of jujube seeds, but we also recognize the many functions of jujube seeds and their effects on the human body. Therefore, in the future, you can often buy some jujube kernels to eat, which is still a very good choice.