For great ills, only one remedy: jujube!
Jujube , or Chinese red date, is a fruit from the jujube tree grown in China.
There are several varieties of jujube that offer fruits of different sizes and colors (ranging from red to brown, or small to elongated) such as:
- the Provence variety which looks like a date, but tastes of apple when fully ripe
- the Lang which has a faster growth with sweeter fruit with a crunchy texture
- the Li , which gives bigger fruits and is one of the favorites in the world
- the Yu variety whose fruit is very sweet
... and many others like the Mu Shing Hong variety, Sui Men , or the Winter delight.
It can be consumed directly in fresh or dried fruit , and comes in several forms, the best known of which is in a delicious hot or iced drink (there are already ready-to-use preparations), plain either with honey, fresh ginger , or even cinnamon.
But you can also cook it in porridge or make jam , and even serve to make wine !
If the jujube is very widespread in Asia both in the kitchen and in medicine, it unfortunately remains unknown to us.
And yet, its properties are particularly excellent for our health because they are very rich in acids, vitamins A, B1, B2 and C, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, iron and magnesium.
The benefits they provide have multiple effects in many areas :
- facilitate metabolism and better weight control (79 cal per 100g), help prevent anemia, also stop diarrhea and vomiting
- recommended for toning the blood and regulating blood pressure
- fight against stress and insomnia
- treat skin problems like psoriasis, eczema and acne
- have antioxidant properties, fight against the development of free radicals, known to counter the undesirable effects linked to cancer
- strengthen immunity and are therefore effective against colds, flu, coughs, and all other respiratory infections, ideal for winter!
There you go, you know (almost) everything about gummies!
What if you start your cure now with our jujube and honey drink preparation or our dried jujubes with pits or even without pits ?