Red jujube is warm in nature and tastes sweet. It contains protein, fat, sugar, and a variety of mineral substances and vitamins, such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and so on. What's more, it also contains beta-carotene. There is an old saying: "if you eat red jujube every day, you will never get old." Red jujube is not only a favorite fruit, but is also a good medicine to nourish the spleen and stomach, promote blood and tranquilize the nerves, as well as cure diseases and strengthen the body.

Red jujube has different effects on different population. For pregnant women, eating red jujube can enrich the blood and tranquilize the nerves, and speed up the recovery of their body; For elderly people, eating red jujube can strengthen their physique and delay the aging; Especially for the person who are engaged in the mental work or those who suffer from neurasthenia, eating red jujube can reduce pressure, alleviate fatigue, as well as promote the appetite.

What's more, red jujube is also a kind of natural food for skin-beauty. It not only can replenish qi to invigorate the spleen, promote blood and biochemical circulation, as well as resist against aging, but also has some other effects which are rarely known to people:

Firstly, to prevent allergy: Recently, some Japanese scientists have found out that red jujube contains a large number of substance called as cyclic adenosine monophosphate (C), which has the effects of expanding blood vessels and preventing allergy. At the same time, it can also increase the contraction of cardiac muscle and improve the nutrition of cardiac muscle.

Secondly, to protect liver: Nutrition experts point out that, eating 20 red jujubes every day can prevent hepatitis. For those who suffer from acute or chronic hepatitis, as well as the cirrhosis patients, if they drink red jujube and peanut soup before going to bed every night, it can reduce the level of serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT).

Thirdly, to resist against cancer: red jujube contains a large number of triterpene compounds and adenosine diphosphate (ADP). Triterpene compounds mostly have the function of inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. As a result, people who often eat red jujube seldom suffer from cancer.

Although red jujube has so many health-care effects on human body, however, it is inappropriate to eat too much each time. Otherwise, it may bring too much heat in your body and even may lead to some serious diseases.