🏮Taoist Herbal Medicine
Red Date (Da Zao)
Ziziphus jujuba
About Red Date (Da Zao)
Red Date (Da Zao) (Ziziphus jujuba) is a herb used in the Taoist Herbal Medicine tradition to help with Insomnia, Anxiety, Digestive Issues, and Energy, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Ziziphus jujuba (from Greek ζίζυφον, zízyphon), commonly called jujube (/ˈdʒuːdʒuːb/; sometimes jujuba), red date, Chinese date, Korean date, or Indian date is a species of Ziziphus in the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae).
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal