Jujube root

Jujube root

(compendium)

[synonym] jujube root.

[source] it is the root of Zizyphus jujuba, a rhamniaceae plant. The plant morphology is shown in the "big jujube" section.

[nature and taste] Sichuan records of traditional Chinese medicine: "it is flat in nature, sweet in taste and non-toxic. "

[function indications] for joint pain, stomachache, hematemesis, blood collapse, irregular menstruation, rubella, erysipelas.

① Qian Jin Fang: "for the treatment of children's fire, the first step is to start from the foot. For those who are red, they should boil juice and bathe for five or six degrees. "

② "Classification of herbal medicine nature": "treatment of hematemesis, metrorrhagia. The seeds of regulating menstruation. "

③ Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "lower milk, clear away heat, regulate menstruation. Treatment of dampness and infantile wind pill. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: wash with boiling water.

[formula selection] ① treatment of urticaria (Fengdan): take a bath with jujube root and camphor bark, twice a day. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

② Treatment of joint pain: jujube root one or two, acanthopanax bark five money. Take it in water. (Jiangxi herbal medicine manual)

③ Treatment of stomachache: two fresh jujube roots and one pig tongue. Stew and eat. (Jiangxi herbal medicine manual)

Chinese PinYin : Zao Shu Gen