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Jujube (red date) tea

紅棗 / なつめ

A listing is not a recommendation.

Origin: China, Korea, and elsewhere · Tradition: East Asian food-based yojo · Food & herbs

What it is

A drink of dried jujube simmered in water. In the tradition it is said to support qi and blood, sleep, and the stomach and intestines. It contains sugar.

A short introduction (not a treatment instruction)

1. Wash dried jujubes and simmer them, or split them and add them to hot water.
2. People with diabetes or a sugar limit should take care with the amount.

Symptoms or aims often mentioned with this practice

• Sleeplessness
• Tiredness
• Constipation or digestion

Research notes (this is not a promise of effect)

D: Traditional use only. This review did not find enough clinical research on the practice itself

The sources were not confirmed in this review.

Traditional use is central. There is preliminary research on sleep and unease, but no settled conclusion.