Description:

山西 临县红枣 黄河滩枣（16 oz/包） 

山西临县地处晋陕大峡谷，黄河岸边，种植红枣有两千多年历史，全县有80万亩红枣林，被国家林业部命名为中国红枣之乡。所产黄河滩枣个大核小，外皮墨红光润，富含维C，所以口感甜中微酸，果肉甜香，营养价值奇高。

性味

甘；温

功效

本品为鼠李科植物枣的干燥成熟果实。 主治胃虚食少，脾弱便溏，气血津液不足，营卫不和，心悸怔忡。妇人赃躁。

经脉

脾经；胃经

主治

补脾和胃，益气生津，调营卫，解药毒。治胃虚食少，脾弱便溏，气血津液不足，营卫不和，心悸怔忡。妇人赃躁。

• ①《本经》：主心腹邪气，安中养脾，助十二经。平胃气，通九窍，补少气、少津液，身中不足，大惊，四肢重，和百药。
• ②《本草经集注》：煞乌头毒。
• ③《别录》：补中益气，强力，除烦闷，疗心下悬，肠僻澼。
• ④《药对》：杀附子、天雄毒。
• ⑤孟诜：主补津液，洗心腹邪气，和百药毒，通九窍，补不足气，煮食补肠胃，肥中益气第一，小儿患秋痢，与虫枣食，良。
• ⑥《日华子本草》：润心肺，止嗽。补五脏，治虚劳损，除肠胃癣气。
• ⑦《珍珠囊》：温胃。
• ⑧李杲：温以补脾经不足，甘以缓阴血，和阴阳，调营卫，生津液。
• ⑨《药品化义》：养血补肝。
• ⑩《本草再新》：补中益气，滋肾暖胃，治阴虚。

Red Dates/ Jujube  (16 oz/Bag)

Description: Dried Red Jujube Dates (Ziziphus jujuba,) from Lin County, Shanxi, China; Brand: Yellow River Beach Dates (16 oz/bag)

Jujube red dates can be added to soups, stews, desserts or enjoyed as a semi-sweet, nourishing snack. Linxian County, Shanxi Province is located in the Shanxi-Shaanxi Grand Canyon on the banks of the Yellow River. Red dates have been harvested for more than 2,000 years. Linxian’s 800,000 acre red date forests were named the center of Chinese red date agriculture by the Ministry of Forestry. Yellow river beach jujube has a large fruit body and a fine, reddish skin. It is rich in vitamin C. The flavor is sweet and slightly tart with a superior nutritional value. This product is the dried, ripe fruit of the buckthorn family jujube.

Indications: Poor digestion, (weak stomach/spleen,) poor appetite, and loose stools. Jujube improves circulation, blood quality and body fluids. It helps to ease difficult menstruation and PMS and heart palpitations.

Traditional Chinese medicine applications:
Tonic for the spleen and stomach, replenishes qi, regulates health, and detoxifies the body. Gastrointestinal deficiency, poor appetite from weak spleen and loose stools, insufficient blood and body fluids, PMS, nervous palpitations

References: (How Jujube date has been used in classic herbal formulas)
①"The Book of Classics": Jujube “reduces evil spirits” (calms the shen, relieves nervous anxiety), nourishes the spleen and improves the twelve meridians. Improves stomach Qi: Tong Jiu Qiao, nourishes Qi: Shao Jin Liquid, useful for panic, heavy limbs, and hundreds of other medicines.
② "Notes on the Collection of Materia Medica": used to treat aconite poison.
③ "Don't Record": increases Qi, strengthens life force, relieves boredom, treats heart issues, moistens the intestine.
④ "Drug Pair": treats aconite and Tianxiong poisons.
⑤ Meng Xu: Increases body fluids and Qi, helps clear heart issues and stomach upset. Used in cooking, nourishes the gastrointestinal tract. Helps under-nourished children gain strength and weight when suffering from diarrhea.
⑥"Rihuazi Materia Medica": replenishes heart and lungs and reduces coughing. Bolsters the five internal organs, cures digestive weakness, constipation and flatulence.
⑦ "Pearl Sac": warms the stomach.
⑧ Li Pao: Warms and nourishes the spleen, improves blood quality and treats menstrual insufficiency.
⑨ "Pharmaceuticals": nourishes blood and improves the liver.
⑩ "Ben Cao Zai Xin": Buzhong Yiqi, nourishes the kidneys and warms the stomach, cures yin deficiency and chronic diarrhea.