Can jujube be eaten raw?

Zizyphus jujuba is also called "Jiang Zhi", Ji Zao Lian, Jin Gou Pear, Ziziphus angustifolia, Ziziphus angustifolia, etc., which is a kind of deciduous tree, so can it be eaten raw?

I. growth habits of Ziziphus jujuba

Zizyphus jujuba belongs to Rhamnaceae and Fructus Aurantii, which is mainly distributed in Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Longnan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces.

Zizyphus jujuba is born in open land, hillside forest edge or sparse forest below 2100 meters above sea level; it is often cultivated near courtyards.

Zizyphus jujuba has strong ability to adapt to the environment, drought-resistant, cold-resistant, and tolerant to barren soil. It likes the sun and grows in valleys, streams, roadsides or humid hills below 1000 meters above sea level. Often mixed with other evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved tree species. If the soil is deep, fertile and moist, it can grow rapidly.

Can jujube be eaten raw?

Jujube can be eaten raw. When the fruit is ripe, it is very sweet. In addition to eating raw, jujube can also be used to make wine, jujube wine has soothing and calming the mind, defecation and other functions, moderate drinking is also good for the body.

Zizyphus jujuba has medical value and can treat a variety of diseases. Its pedicel, fruit, seed, leaf and root can be used in medicine, and its fruit is called trifoliate fruit in traditional Chinese medicine.

According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, jujube is sweet, flat and non-toxic, relieving thirst and annoyance, removing heat on the diaphragm, moistening the five internal organs, benefiting defecation and defecation, and doing the same as honey.

Folk commonly used jujube wine bubble medicine or directly used to treat rheumatism numbness and injury and other diseases.