Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage!
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JUJUBE, COMMON JUJUBE, CHINESE DATE
(Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) +++

Synonyms: Rhamnus zizyphus L., Ziziphus sativa Gaertn., Z. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex F. H. Chen,
Z. vulgaris Lam., Z. vulgaris var. spinosa Bunge, Z. zizyphus (L.) Meikle.


Activities (Jujube) — Analgesic (1; APA; DAA; EFS; LAF); Antiaggregant (1; LAF); Antiallergic
(1; FAY; PHR; PH2); Antianaphylactic (1; PNC); Antiarrhythmic (1; LAF); Antibacterial (1; APA;
LAF); Anticariogenic (1; APA; LAF); Anticonvulsant (f; KEB); Antiedemic (1; APA; LAF); Anti-
hydrotic (f; KEB); Antiinflammatory (1; APA; LAF); Antiperspirant (f; LAF); Antipyretic (1; FAY;
LAF); Antispasmodic (1; LAF); Antitumor (1; PNC); Antitussive (f; PNC); Antiulcer (1; FAY;
PH2); Antiwrinkle (f; LAF); Anxiolytic (1; X10996283); Astringent (f; EFS); cAMP-Genic (1;
PNC); Collyrium (f; DAA); Deodorant (1; LAF); Depurative (f; APA; EFS; LAF); Diuretic (f;
FAY); Emmenagogue (1; KEB; LAF); Emollient (f; EFS; PH2; PNC); Expectorant (f; HHB);
Gastrotonic (f; FAY); Hemostat (f; HHB); Hepatoprotective (1; LAF; PH2); Hypnotic (1; DAA;
LAF); Hypoglycemic (1; APA); Hypotensive (1; APA; DAA; KEB; PHR; PNC); Immunostimulant
(1; LAF); Laxative (f; EFS; FAY); Lipolytic (1; LAF); Myocardioprotective (1; LAF); Narcotic (f;
DAA); Pectoral (f; EFS; FAY); Propecic (f; DAA); Radioprotective (1; LAF); Secretagogue (f;
LAF); Sedative (1; ABS; APA; DAA; FAY; KEB; LAF; PH2; PNC); Sialagogue (f; LAF); Sple-
notonic (f; FAY); Stomachic (f; DAA; EFS); Tonic (f; DAA; FAY; LAF; PH2); Tranquilizer (f;
DAA; LAF); Ulcer (1; FAY; PH2); Uterotonic (1; DAA; LAF).


Indications (Jujube) — Acne (f; LAF); Allergy (1; FAY; PHR; PH2); Alopecia (f; DAA); Altitude
Sickness (1; KEB); Amnesia (f; DAA); Anaphylaxis (1; PNC); Anemia (f; APA; LAF); Anorexia
(f; APA; LAF); Anxiety (1; FAY; KEB; X10996283); Apoplexy (f; FAY); Apprehension (f; DAA);
Arrhythmia (1; LAF); Arthrosis (f; DAA); Asthma (f; APA; LAF); Bacteria (1; APA; LAF);
Bleeding (f; HHB); Burn (f; DAA; KEB); Cancer (1; DAA; PNC); Caries (1; APA; LAF);
Childbirth (f; WOI); Colic (f; WOI); Conjunctivosis (f; APA; LAF); Constipation (f; EFS; FAY);
Convulsion (f; KEB); Cramp (1; LAF); Debility (f; DAA; FAY); Dermatosis (1; APA); Diabetes
(1; APA); Diarrhea (f; APA; LAF); Dyspepsia (f; DAA); Edema (1; LAF); Emaciation (f; HHB);
Epihydrosis (f; DAA); Fatigue (f; APA; LAF); Fever (1; APA; FAY; LAF); Food Poisoning (1;
APA); Forgetfulness (f; LAF); Hepatosis (f; PHR; PH2); High Blood Pressure (1; APA; DAA;
KEB; LAF; PHR; PNC); Hives (f; FAY); Hysteria (f; LAF); Immunodepression (1; LAF);
Infection (1; APA); Inflammation (1; APA; LAF); Insomnia (1; ABS; APA; DAA; FAY; HHB;
KEB; LAF; PH2; PNC; WOI); Irritability (f; KEB); Itch (f; APA); Nausea (f; WOI); Nephrosis
(f; DAA); Nervousness (1; ABS; APA; DAA; FAY; KEB; LAF; PH2; PNC); Neurasthenia (1;
APA; DAA; LAF); Neurosis (f; DAA); Night Sweats (f; FAY); Ophthalmia (f; DAA); Pain (1;
APA; DAA; EFS; LAF; WOI); Palpitation (f; DAA; FAY; KEB); Purpura (f; FAY; LAF);
Respirosis (f; HHB); Rheumatism (f; DAA); Scabies (f; WOI); Sore (f; APA; FAY); Splenosis
(f; DAA; LAF); Stress (f; FAY; PH2); Sunburn (f; APA); Swelling (1; APA; LAF); Tumor (1;
PNC); Ulcer (f; FAY; PHR; PH2); Vertigo (f; DAA); Vomiting (f; WOI); Water Retention (f;
FAY); Wound (f; APA; LAF); Wrinkle (f; APA; LAF).


Dosages (Jujube) — Food farmacy. 5–10 g fruit (APA); 6–15 g fruit (FAY); 2–8 g dry seed/day
or 4–16 ml fluid extract (1:2) (KEB).


Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Jujube) — Class 1, 2b. Emmenagogue and
uterotonic (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2)

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