‘Red dates’ replenish qi and nourish blood. A small red date has powerful effects. It is often seen in prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine, because red dates have the function of alleviating medicinal properties; red dates can replenish qi and nourish blood, and are good nutrients. It is recorded in the Chinese herbal medicine book "Ben Jing" that red dates are sweet in taste and warm in nature, and have the functions of replenishing the spleen and stomach meridian, nourishing the blood and calming the nerves, and easing the medicinal properties. Modern pharmacological research has found that red dates can increase the oxygen content in the blood and nourish cells throughout the body. It is a tonic with mild medicinal effects. In traditional Chinese medicine, the application of red dates can be divided into the following categories: 1. Strengthen the spleen and stomach: People with weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, and fatigue can eat seven red dates a day, or use it with Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes rhizome. It can replenish qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and achieve the effects of increasing appetite and stopping diarrhea; red dates, ginger, and pinellia can be used together to treat gastritis caused by careless eating, such as bloating, vomiting and other symptoms. 2. Replenish qi and nourish blood: Red dates are a good nourishing product. Red dates are often added to dietary supplements to nourish the body and nourish qi and blood. Dr. Sun Andy from the Department of Immunology at National Taiwan University strongly advocates eating more red dates, astragalus, and wolfberry, which can improve the body's vitality and enhance immunity. 3. Nourish the blood and calm the nerves: For women with bipolar disorder, crying, restlessness, etc., using red dates, licorice and wheat together with "Ganmai Dazao Decoction" can nourish the blood and calm the nerves, soothe the liver and relieve depression. 4. Moderate the properties of the medicine: Red dates are often used in prescriptions with strong medicinal properties to reduce the side effects of strong medicines and protect righteousness. For example: In "Shizao Decoction", jujubes are used to relieve the toxicity of laxatives such as kansui, euphorbia, and Wuhua, and protect the spleen and stomach from damage. Red dates are a sacred product that can nourish qi and nourish blood. They are also of high quality and low price. People do not need to buy expensive supplements in the market. They can achieve health care effects by making good use of red dates.
People with diabetes should eat less of it as the sugar content is too high.