JUJUBE, COMMON

Sour jujube kernel (see also jujube, common)... 

SOUR JUJUBE KERNEL (SEE ALSO JUJUBE, COMMON)... 

Jujube fruit, often referred to as jujube date, is a sweet dried fruit commonly used in Asian cooking (Chen and Chen 2004). 

Common/vernacular names Chinese jujube, red date, black date, jujube plum, da zoo, hong zao, hei zoo, and zao. 

Methanohc extract markedly inhibited water-insoluble glucan synthesis (an initial step in tooth decay) by the cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans the active principles were found to be oleanolic acid (see also Ugustrum) and ursohc acid. Common jujube has no significant toxic effects on experimental animals. ... 

Water and hydroalcoholic extracts of common jujube are used in skin care products for its anti-inflammatory and traditional moisturizing, soothing, antiwrinkle, and sunburn-relieving properties (etic). 

In Arab system of medicine, common jujube is used in treating fever, wounds and... 

Mainly crude, whole. Due to its high content of sugar and other nutrients, common jujube is prone to mold and insect attack if not treated and stored properly. One effective method is to store it in a wood container in an airy place mixed with black ashes of rice husks. ... 

Common/vernacular names Sour date kernel, spiny jujube kernel, suan zao ren, zao ren, and shan zao ren. 

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