Jujube Seed
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Market name：酸棗仁 Photo location：Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.：5298 |
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Plant name：Ziziphus jujuba Photo location：Inner Mongolia, China Photo date：1994 Photographer：K. Komatsu |
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Ziziphi Semen |
| Botanical source: Family name | Rhamnaceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa Hu ex H.F.Chou |
| Part used | Ripe seed |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Good one is flattish and round. The kernel is large and red in color. (NI) |
| Constituents | Fatty acids related compounds: Fatty oil Triterpenoids: Betulinic acid, Betulin, Ebelinlactone Steroid saponins & Sapogenins: Jujuboside A, Jujuboside B Peptide: Protein |
| Pharmacological effects | Sedation, analgesia, increase in the blood pressure (fatty oil fraction, water soluble fraction), sedation (methanol soluble, water soluble fraction). |
| Indications | As a nerve tonic, tranquilizer and hypnotic, it is used to treat psychogenic insomnia, neurosis, forgetfulness, thirst and hyperhidrosis of fragile types. |
| Diseases | Fret, Heat, Insomnia, Palpitation, Amnesia, Dream-disturbed sleep, Fatigable, Lack of energy, Hyperhidrosis, Spontaneous sweating, Night sweats |
| Formulas | untanto , kamiuntanto , kamikihito , kihito , sansoninto |
| Meridian tropism | Heart, Spleen, Liver, Gall bladder |
| Property | Neutral |
| Flavor | Sweet, Sour |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | Superior |
| TCM: Classification | Sedatives and tranquilizers |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To replenish the liver, to cause tranquilizations, to arrest excessive perspiration, and to promote the production of body fluid. Used for insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, excessive sweating due to debility, thirst due to consumption of body fluid. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
| References | NI: N. Isshiki, Methods of Quality Evaluation and Preparation of Wakan-yaku [Wakanyaku no ryohi kanbetsu-ho oyobi chosei-ho], Tohodo Shoten, Tokyo, 1987. |
DNA sequences of medicinal plants
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| Botanical source: Plant name | 5Ss | 18S | ITS1 | 5.8S | ITS2 | 26S | others | trnH-psbA | matK | trnK | trnK-rps16 | trnT-L | trnL | trnL-F | rbcL | rpoC1 | ndhF | others | |
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