Botanical Index No. 578

Jujube, Common Jujube, Chinese Date

ziziphus jujuba

Medicinal Actions

Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Acne Allergy Alopecia Altitude Sickness Amnesia Anaphylaxis Anemia Anorexia Anxiety Apoplexy Apprehension Arrhythmia Arthrosis Asthma Bacteria Bleeding Burn Cancer Caries Childbirth Conjunctivosis Constipation Convulsion Cramp Debility Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dyspepsia Edema Emaciation Epihydrosis Fatigue Fever Food Poisoning Forgetfulness Hepatosis High Blood Pressure Hives Hysteria Immunodepression Infection Inflammation Insomnia Irritability Itch Nausea Nephrosis Nervousness Neurasthenia Neurosis Night Sweats Ophthalmia Pain Palpitation Purpura Respirosis Rheumatism Scabies Sore Splenosis Stress Sunburn Swelling Tumor Ulcer Vertigo Vomiting Water Retention Wound Wrinkle

General Dosage

Food farmacy. 5–10 g fruit; 6–15 g fruit; 2–8 g dry seed/day or 4–16 ml fluid extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1, 2b. Emmenagogue and uterotonic. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”

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