Spina Date Seed Semen zizyphi spinosae Ziziphus jujuba Mill var spinosa Suan zao ren

Product Description

Basic info:

Semen zizyphi spinosae,Ziziphus jujuba Mill.var.spinosa, fried Spina Date Seed

Chinese name:suan zao ren 

Part use: seeds(fried seeds or raw seeds)

Herb property:Sweet,Mild

Act on: heart,spleen,liver,bile channels.

Function:Sedative and hypnotic effects

• High quality Herbs used in China for years
• Collected recently and ship from producing site directly
• Best prices for new customers
• Dried well by natural ways
• Soon delivery after confirmation
• Small quantity available
• Fried seeds,raw seeds,depend on your needs

Classic prescription:

Name of the prescription:dìng jīng sì wù tāng

Herbs used and quantity:Rehmannia glutinosa (steamed) 12g;Angelica sinensis 9g;Paeonia lactiflora(fried by wine) 4.5g ;  Poria cocos core (fried) 6g ;  Polygala root 4.5g; Semen zizyphi spinosae 9g

Functions:nourishing blood for tranquillization

Plant description:

Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H. F. Chow
 suan zao
Ziziphus vulgaris var. spinosa Bunge, Enum. Pl. China Bor. 14. 1833 ["spinosus"]; Z. sativa var. spinosa(Bunge) C. K. Schneider; Z. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex F. H. Chen (1937), not Saint-Lager (1880).
Plants often shrubs. Branches erect, not tortuous, with spines. Leaves small. Drupe subglobose or broadly oblong, small, 0.7-1.2 cm in diam.; mesocarp sour-tasting, thin; stone obtuse at both ends. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Aug-Sep. 2n = 24*.
 

Hills, sunny dry slopes, plains. Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Xinjiang.
The seeds are used medicinally for relieving muscle spasms, as a tranquilizer, or to treat insomnia. The fruit is thin, but rich in vitamins, and is eaten fresh or used for making jam. The flowers are fragrant and rich in nectar, so the variety is considered an important honey plant in N China. Because of the spiny branches, it is often planted to form hedges.