【Product】 Premium Natural Dried Red Date Slices (tian-ran-hong-zao-pian)

【Origin】 Ruoqiang, Xinjiang

【Specification】 Premium Pitted (Fully Dried)

【Features】 Ready to eat out of the bag, perfect for brewing tea

【Net Content】 4oz-16oz

【Common Dosage】 6-15g

【Storage Method】 Store in a cool, dry place

【Introduction】 Jujube, also known as red date, is the dried mature fruit of Ziziphus jujuba Mill., a plant in the Rhamnaceae family. Praised as a "natural vitamin pill", it is a classic holy medicine for boosting vital energy, strengthening the spleen, nourishing blood, and calming the spirit. At the same time, it is also a widely popular natural beauty product, extensively used in daily diet and wellness lifestyles.

【Chinese Medicine Properties】

Natural: Sweet.

Properties: Warm, suitable for most body constitutions.

Target: Enters the spleen, stomach, and heart systems.

【Core Efficacy and Actions】

1. Boosting energy and strengthening the spleen: Focuses on relieving weak digestion, improving poor appetite, physical fatigue, and loose stool. Commonly paired with Codonopsis root and White Atractylodes rhizome.

2. Nourishing blood and calming the spirit (nourishing heart blood, stabilizing spirit and mind): Nourishes heart blood and stabilizes mood, relieving pale or sallow complexion due to blood deficiency, heart palpitations, sleeplessness, as well as emotional instability, anxiety, or mood swings. Commonly paired with Licorice root and wheat.

3. Preserving youth and moisturizing skin (boosting vital energy for a ruddy complexion): By boosting vital energy and generating blood, it nourishes the skin from the inside out, improving pale, sallow, and dull complexions, making the skin tone ruddy, radiant, and full of life.

4. Delaying aging: Rich in jujube polysaccharides, flavonoid compounds, vitamin C, and vitamin P. It delivers powerful antioxidant activity, effectively clearing free radicals in the body, reducing wrinkle formation, and maintaining skin elasticity.

5. Fading spots and brightening skin: The vitamin C it contains inhibits melanin deposition, helping fade dark spots caused by poor circulation or slowed metabolism.

6. Harmonizing herbal properties: In herbal blends, it can buffer the harshness or side effects of strong herbs, blend various ingredients together smoothly, and balance internal body defense systems to enhance the body's natural resilience.

【Modern Pharmacological Actions】

1. Immune regulation and anti-fatigue: Jujube polysaccharides can significantly lift body immune function, promote white blood cell generation, and enhance muscle strength.

2. Liver protection: Promotes liver synthesis of protein, lowers serum transaminase, and shows a clear protective effect on the liver.

3. Promoting blood cell production: Improves bone marrow blood-making function, increases red blood cell and hemoglobin levels, and helps relieve anemia.

4. Anti-allergy: Has a certain inhibitory effect on allergic reactions (such as allergic purpura and allergic rhinitis).

【Classic Tea Pairing Reference】

1. Dual Replenishment of Qi and Blood for a Radiant Complexion (Ultimate Beauty Blend)

Best Combination: Red Date Slices + Goji Berries + Dried Longan Pulp

Core Benefits: Nourishes blood, boosts energy, supports liver health, improves eyesight, calms nerves, and aids sleep.

Target Users: People who stay up late frequently, have pale or sallow complexions, experience occasional dizziness, blurred vision, or cold hands and feet.

Brewing Guide: Take 3 equivalent units of red date slices, 10 goji berries, and 3 dried longans. Steep in boiling water for 15 minutes.

2. Moistening Lungs, Stopping Cough, and Promoting Body Fluid (Ideal for Autumn/Winter Dryness)

Best Combination: Red Date Slices + Sichuan Ophiopogon Tuber + Lily Bulb (or Snow Fungus)

Core Benefits: Nourishes Yin, moistens lungs, clears internal heat, eases restlessness, and benefits the stomach to generate fluids.

Target Users: People with dry skin, dry cough with little to no phlegm, dry mouth, irritated throat, restlessness, or sleeplessness.

Brewing Guide: Take 2 equivalent units of red date slices, 5g Sichuan Ophiopogon Tuber, and 5g Lily Bulb. Steeping in an insulated tumbler for over 20 minutes is highly recommended.

3. Strengthening Spleen, Dispelling Dampness, and Balancing Internal Gas (Best for General Sluggishness)

Best Combination: Red Date Slices + Poria Cocos + Aged Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi)

Core Benefits: Strengthens the spleen, boosts energy, dries dampness, transforms phlegm, and regulates the digestive system.

Target Users: People with weak spleen function and heavy internal dampness, frequent bloating, loose stools, full-body sluggishness, or a constant feeling of phlegm in the throat.

Brewing Guide: Take 2 equivalent units of red date slices, 5g Poria Cocos, and 3g Aged Tangerine Peel.

4. Dispelling Cold, Activating Circulation, and Easing Menstrual Discomfort (Best for Menstrual Cramps)

Best Combination: Red Date Slices + Dried Ginger + Brown Sugar

Core Benefits: Warms the middle digestive system, dispels cold, promotes healthy blood circulation, and gently relieves acute discomfort.

Target Users: Women who experience frequent menstrual cramps, cold pain in the lower abdomen, a cold-sensitive constitution, or dark blood clots during their period.

Brewing Guide: Take 3 equivalent units of red date slices, 2 slices of dried ginger, and an appropriate amount of brown sugar. Simmering in a small pot for 5-10 minutes provides significantly better warming results than simple hot water steeping.

5. Clearing Lungs, Soothing Throat, and Relieving Hoarseness (Best for Vocal Cord Care)

Best Combination: Red Date Slices + Platycodon Root (Jie Geng) + Licorice Root

Core Benefits: Soothes the lungs, clears the throat, boosts vital energy, and harmonizes the digestive system.

Target Users: Professionals who speak extensively (e.g., teachers), suffer from hoarseness, dry or itchy throats, accompanied by mild fatigue.

Brewing Guide: Take 2 equivalent units of red date slices, 3g Platycodon Root, and 3g Licorice Root.