The common processing method of fried jujube is frying, and it is appropriate to fry jujube until the surface is brown or brown, the internal color is deepened and it has a burnt taste. The tissue of jujube peel is compact, and the epidermis structure is destroyed after frying, which is beneficial to frying the effective components of jujube, improving the utilization rate, reducing unnecessary losses, and also has the functions of promoting digestion, strengthening the spleen, nourishing blood and calming the nerves. For headache and insomnia caused by loss of appetite, indigestion, hypertension, etc., clear water can be used instead of tea soaking.
Besides frying, jujube can also be eaten raw. In terms of invigorating spleen and benefiting qi, jujube is warm in nature and belongs to spleen and stomach meridian. It is suitable for people with spleen deficiency, emaciation, listlessness, loss of appetite and thin stool, and can be combined with spleen-strengthening and benefiting qi herbs such as Astragalus membranaceus, Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala. Red dates nourish blood and soothe the nerves. Suitable for women with heart yin deficiency and disharmony between liver and qi. It is mostly compatible with wheat and licorice. For patients with sallow complexion and palpitation and insomnia caused by blood deficiency, the compatibility functions are mainly Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Semen Ziziphi Spinosae.