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Red Dates (Hong zao) assists digestion, calms anxiety, and helps with recovery and nutrient assimilation for those recovering from a weakened state. Amount: 4oz / 113g.
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Red dates (Hong zao or Da zao in pinyin) is a Chinese herb traditionally cooked into porridge, combined/baked into desserts, or added to soups and stews. It ia common ingredient in many Chinese Medicine formulas that help which gently revitalize digestion, nutrient absorption, and assist with recovery from weakened states.
In terms of TCM, it tonifies the Spleen and Stomach to enhance their transformation and transport functions and also gently tonifies blood. Its gemtle, swwet, nourishing character also makes it good to calm anxiety and nervousness (“Calm Shen” in terms of TCM).
| Attributes | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 4 oz |
| Made In |
USA |
| Product Types |
Raw Herb |
Red dates are great as a cooking/baking ingredient, whether you are adding them to porridge, cooking them into soups, stews, or sauces (traditional uses), baking them into desserts, making them into a glaze… you are only limited by your own creativity.
Red Dates can also be decocted– that is, boiled in water for 60 minutes (along with other herbs) to make a formula. Dates would be beneficial in a digestive formula, a formula calm anxiety, or a formula for someone in a weakened state needing gentle nourishment for recovery. Recommended dosage for this application is 3 – 12 fruits, or 10 – 30g. Break up the fruit first before decocting in order to get at the active constituents in the date.
Amount: 4oz/113g
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