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大棗 Dazao
Chinese Name |
大棗 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Dazao |
English Name |
Common Jujube |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Jujubae Fructus |
Category |
Fruits and seeds
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Origin |
The dried mature fruit of Ziziphus jujube Mill.(Rhamnaceae). |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan. |
Macroscopic Features |
Elliptical or spherical, 2~3.5cm long, 1.5~2.5cm diameter. Externally dark red, with slightly luster, and irregular wrinkles. Base is indented with short fruit stem. Exocarp is thin; mesocarp is yellowish-brown or pale brown, fleshy, soft, sugary and oily. Seed is fusiform, with pointy ends. Hard texture; faintly aromatic odor; sweet taste. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material is large, red, fleshy and oily. |
Properties |
Sweet; warm. |
Functions |
Supplements the center, boosts qi, nourishes blood, calms spirit. Apply to spleen deficiency patterns of poor appetite and sloppy stool, visceral agitation in women. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00171
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