Hand Selected Red Dried Jujube Dates Red Chinese Date 100% Natural, Sweet Chewy ＆ Crispy Snack Foods Dried Fruit Gluten Free No Sugar for Making Tea or Eating Directly in Your Leisure time (100g)

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In traditional Chinese herbal text books pregnant women are often given dates as a daily dose of health to nourish their bodies and regulate blood flow. Though reserved for special occasions these sweet fruits can be easily found in a Chinese grocery store and in some Chinese herb shops. Jujube fruit ( Ziziphus jujuba) is also known as the Chinese date, jujube, or red date. The plant is native to China and has been grown in the US for more than 175 years. Goji berries are healthy. However, if you are currently taking warfarin (blood thinner), certain diabetes medications and certain blood pressure medicines you may want to speak with your health care provider before taking goji berries as they may interact. The plant is known in Arabic and Persian as Annab (عناب, literally 'grape'), and as hinap or finab in eastern Bulgaria. In Somali it is called mareer and in Malagasy it is known as mokonazy. Jujube or sweet red dates are eaten throughout Asia - in desserts, soups and brewed as a tea. They are the fruits of the Ziziphus jujuba, and are also known as Chinese dates, Korean dates or natsume in Japanese.

Digestion: “Ziziphus jujuba extract for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation: a controlled clinical trial.” From a Western perspective, Goji berries can increase the blood flow in the body. When eaten in excess, they can speed of the blood flow goes up beyond normal and can cause adverse conditions. It may cause increased bleeding if taken during the menses and with hemophiliacs. Therefore, Goji Berry and Red Dates Herbal Tea should best be taken BEFORE or AFTER menses. Experts say that you may also want to avoid eating jujube fruit if you take antidepressant drugs like venlafaxine. Jujube may interact with such drugs. Did you know that the month of May is International Pelvic Pain Month awareness month by the International Pelvic Pain Society? We could not think of a better way to bring attention to this issue then by making our readers aware of some natural herbal ways to prevent and treat pelvic pain. Healthy World Cuisine and Root + Spring are working together to feature a 3-recipe series with Goji Berry and Red Date Herbal Tea, Dried Ginger & Palm Coconut Tea and a Women’s Health Soup. Slice red dates To extract maximum flavour, cut the dates into half. I like to use a pair of sharp scissors to do so ( it’s much easier!)

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Step 2 COOK: Place all the dates and water in a pot. Bring to boil and then simmer for 2 hours. I prefer to cook on LOW in the slow cooker for 8 hours – 10 hours for maximum flavour. On his visit to Medina, the 19th-century English explorer, Sir Richard Burton, observed that the local variety of jujube fruit was widely eaten. He describes its taste as like "a bad plum, an unripe cherry, and an insipid apple". He gives the local names for three varieties as "Hindi (Indian), Baladi (native), Tamri (date-like)." [22] A hundred years ago, a close variety was common in the Jordan valley and around Jerusalem. [23] The bedouin valued the fruit, calling it nabk. It could be dried and kept for winter or made into a paste which was used as bread. [24] Red dates, or jujubes, are known as China’s “cure-all fruit” and have 70 to 80 times more vitamin C than grapes and apples. Chinese Red Dates are plump dried dates that are a deep red and have a pit on the inside and are naturally sweet and nourishing. They’ve also got plenty of vitamin A, B1, B2, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and magnesium and are known for enriching and replenishing the blood (great for post-surgery, postpartum, or after a woman's period).

COOK: Place all the dates and water in a pot. Bring to boil and then simmer for 2 hours. Or cook on LOW in the slow cooker for 6 – 10 hours for maximum flavour. Flavinoids found in the fruits include Kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside, Quercetine 3-O-robinobioside, Quercetine 3-O-rutinoside. Terpenoids such as colubrinic acid and alphitolic acid were found in the fruits. [7] Taxonomy [ edit ] Jujube are naturally sweet, and heralded as a superfood in Chinese medicine and diet - they are very high in vitamins, and are believed to help build up strength - the yang side of the ying yang balance. These red jujube dates are seedless, meaning you don't have to pit them before eating.Kurihara, Y. (1992). "Characteristics of antisweet substances, sweet proteins, and sweetness-inducing proteins". Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 32 (3): 231–252. doi: 10.1080/10408399209527598. PMID 1418601. High in antioxidants. Jujube fruits are a rich source of compounds such as flavonoids, polysaccharides, and triterpenic acids. Some of these compounds have antioxidant properties. The ultimate source of the name is Ancient Greek ζίζυφον zízyphon. [8] This was borrowed into Classical Latin as zizyphum (used for the fruit) and zizyphus (the tree). A descendant of the Latin word into a Romance language, which may have been French jujube or medieval Latin jujuba, in turn gave rise to the common English jujube. [3] This name is not related to jojoba, which is a loan from Spanish jojoba, itself borrowed from hohohwi, the name of that plant in a Native American language. [9] [ which?] Jujube tree is important in Hinduism too as Vishnu is worshipped in a major temple, in Badrinath, from the Sanskrit compound Badarīnātha, consisting of the terms badarī ( jujube tree) and nātha (lord), an epithet of Vishnu. [38] It is also known as Badarikashrama. As dates replenishes qi and blood, red dates tonic is often served to girls after menstruation and mothers after childbirth. It is believed that a smooth flow of qi and blood translates to a rosy and lustrous complexion.

Dates are inexpensive and rich source of nutrients. It has more vitamin C than an orange and vitamin A than a carrot. BioMedicine (Taipei): “Investigation the effect of jujube seed capsule on sleep quality of postmenopausal women: A double-blind randomized clinical trial.” Jujube fruit has been eaten and used in traditional medicine for over 3,000 years. Today, it is popular all over the world. A mere ten pieces of dates provides more iron than one palm-sized beef (Source: Singapore Health Science Authority). All theses vitamins and minerals, are known to be highly beneficial for the skin. In ancient China, red dates were thought to be a symbol of fertility. In Chinese culture, fresh dates have a very special place in history, legend, and literature. They are often featured in weddings, where it is served to the bride and groom in a soup together with peanuts, lotus seeds, and longan. Chinese people believe this practice helps Chinese women increase their chances of getting pregnant.Jujube fruit is also combined with other herbs to treat colds and influenza. The fruit contains many different healthy properties like vitamins, amino acids. The use of the fruit can be helpful for spleen diseases in Chinese medicine. [31] Other uses [ edit ] In Japan, the natsume has given its name to a style of tea caddy used in the Japanese tea ceremony, due to the similar shape. [32] Its hard, oily wood was, along with pear, used for woodcuts to print books starting in the 8th century and continuing through the 19th in China and neighboring countries. As many as 2000 copies could be produced from one jujube woodcut. [33] [ verification needed]

Antioxidants are substances that may prevent or delay types of cell damage, including damage caused by chemicals called free radicals. You’re exposed to free radicals from air pollution, cigarette smoke, and sunlight. Your body also makes free radicals during normal metabolic processes. May help with digestion and constipation. Jujube has high fiber content. A 100-gram serving of dried jujube has 6 grams of dietary fiber.Jujube fruit extract may also help to relieve constipation. A small study found that those who took liquid jujube extract had improved constipation symptoms compared to those who took a placebo. One of the traditional medicinal uses of jujube is as a laxative. While there’s been little research on its laxative effect on people, you may want to be careful with the amount of jujube fruit that you eat.