jujube

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hóng zǎo

红枣

immunity
balance
relaxation
energy

origin/history

  • one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees in the world

benefits/uses

  • improves hormonal balance
  • improves sleep
  • decreases anxiety
  • improves constipation

ways to consume

  • consumed raw
  • dried as a snack
  • cooked into candies, syrup, jams, and other desserts
  • sliced into salads or oatmeal
  • boiled in tea
  • added to herbal soups

fun fact

  • more than 95% of jujube production is still concentrated in China
  • jujube trees are highly adaptable, with outstanding tolerance to drought; low-fertility, saline, and alkali soils; high temperatures and late frosts
  • jujube has very positive meanings in Chinese culture, such as a sweet life, a flourishing business, fertility, harmony, and happiness

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