Jujubes are known as the ❝national❞ herbal ingredient often found in many dishes and beverages. Steamed edible bird’s nest with jujubes is no exception. With its various benefits, jujubes not only make the steamed bird’s nest tastier with a sweet and aromatic flavor but also turn the dish into a nutritious delicacy.
Jujubes, also known as Chinese dates, or by scientific name Ziziphus jujuba Mill, belong to the Apple family (Rhamnaceae).
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, jujubes have a sweet taste, a neutral to warm nature, contain no toxins, and are attributed to the Spleen, Liver, Kidney, and Stomach meridians. Therefore, they are often used in prescriptions to treat spleen and stomach weakness, dysentery, health supplementation, nervous exhaustion, and palpitations, among other conditions.
In modern medicine, numerous studies have shown that this fruit contains many beneficial nutrients such as Saponins, Polyphenols, elements like K / Na / Ca / Fe / Mg / P, Amino Acids including Valine / Aspartic / Lysine / Proline, Oleic Acid, Desmosterol, Vitamins A / B2 / C, etc.
These nutrients offer many great benefits such as: improving sleep, enhancing memory, being good for cardiovascular health, preventing Alzheimer’s disease, effectively controlling weight, boosting the immune system, benefiting the digestive system and bone health, nourishing the skin, beautifying the hair, and preventing asthma.
