Jujube Fruit.A Magic fruit berry for emotion controlling and more.

Contents

• Botanical Source of Fructus Jujubae.Ziziphus jujuba.
• History,Origin and Distribution of Jujube.
• Phytochemicals of Jujube.
• Medicinal Action and Uses of Jujube.
• Chinese Jujube.Chinese Dates.
• Traditional Uses of Jujube.
• Jujube Suggestions and Administration.
• Research Update:Jujube Fruit.

Phytochemicals of Jujube.:

ziziphussaponin I,ziziphussaponin II,ziziphussaponin III(ziziphussaponin I,II,III),jujuboside B,stepharine,glucose,fructose,cane sugar,cAMP,cGMP, and other vitamines.

 Key components including saponins,flavonoids,sugars,mucilage,vitamins A, vitamin B2, vitamin C,minerals (including calcium, phosphorus, and iron)
 

 Nutritional Values:

 The desiccated fruit has been analyzed for nutritional qualities; per 100 grams, it has:

 Calories: 350; from fat, protein, carbohydrate as follows: Protein: 7.3 g Fat: 1.2 g Carbohydrate: 84 g Fiber: 4g

  Minerals, mainly the following of interest: Ash: 3.0 g; Potassium: 1,050 mg Phosphorus: 168 mg Calcium: 130 mg Sodium: 12 mg Iron: 3.5 mg  Vitamins: about 0.5 g, mainly the following: Vitamin C: 300 mg Vitamin A: 125 mg Niacin: 2.8 mg Riboflavin: 0.2 mg Thiamine: 0.1 mg

 The fruit without water is 84% sugar, which explains its very sweet taste.In a serving of 10 grams of desiccated fruit pulp (derived from about one-half ounce of edible dried fruit with the pit removed), the only significant nutrients for a modern diet would be 3.6~3.7 grams of protein and 30 mg of vitamin C.

 The fruit contains triterpenes betulinic acid, aiphitolic acid, betulonic acid, oleanonic acid, maslinic acid, oleanolic acid and ursolic acid together with a number of isomeric b-coumaric acid esters of aiphitolic and maslinic acid1'2. Two alkaloids named zizyphusine and daechucyclopeptide- 1 were also isolated from the fruit.

 It is interesting to note that the fruit yields relatively high amounts of cAMP and cGMP. Their contents in dry fruit were 100-500 nmol/g and 30-SO nmoL/g, respectively.

 From the seed of Z. jujuba, three saponins jujubosides A and B, and ziziphin were isolated. Furthermore, flavone C-glycosides swertisin and spinosin as well as the acylated derivatives of spinosin sinapoyl-, feruloyl- and coumaroylspinosin were also found in the seed.

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♣ last edit date:12th,Oct.2010.