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Jujube

Jujube is the fruit of Ziziphus jujuba, a small tree from Asia, also known as the Chinese date. It is eaten as food and used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Also listed as Ziziphus Jujuba, Chinese Date, Da Zao, Fructus Jujubae

Jujube as food

Fresh and dried jujube are eaten as fruit, and dried fruit is also served with tea. These foods should not be described as equivalent to the concentrated extracts or seed capsules used in clinical research. 1 2 3

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