The Jujube (Ziziphus zizyphus) (synonym Z. jujuba), also a plant type from the family of the cross thorn plants as Chinese Dattel, is (Rhamnaceae admits). It originates from north and northeast China and is today world-wide cultivated. It brings small, oval and edible fruits out.

Characteristics

The Jujube is a thorny bush with up to 10 meters height. The sheets are change-constantly, oblong oval and nicked. Each sheet has three leaf veins. The zwittrige bloom is very small and as well as yellow colored.

The Jujube berry shines brownish-red and has a yellow, tasting mild sweet Fruchtfleisch.

Occurrence

The origin area of the plant lies in the north and northeast of China. From there it was introduced first to Japan, later to northwest India and South-east Europe. Today one finds it in addition in the entire Mediterranean area into south Switzerland and to South Tyrol as well as in India, Georgien, Afghanistan, the Sudan, Brazil and the southern USA.

Use

In dried form the berries serve as chest dte with colds; for this reason it is well-known with pharmacists frequently also as chest berry. In China it represented already very early one of the most important medicinal plants. Thus it is described for instance in the "“Pen ts'ao kang mu"”.

Senjed (Persian, [Sendsched]) or chest berry are the fruits of the Jujube (Ziziphus zizyphus). They have the form of Datteln, with oblong cores and with a lightyellow Fruchtfleisch, which is "“mehlig"” in the trocknenen condition and tastes mild sweet. As baking fruit the Fruchtfleisch with more easily hand contact can become powder. The skin of the so-called "“Chinese Datteln"” looks red-brown.

Dried Senjeds is in Afghanistan added of detention Mewa and in central Asia belongs it to the implement of the Nauroz decoration.

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