Jujube helps sleep well and many other benefits

Jujube has been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years, has strong natural therapeutic value, as a natural sedative promoting sleep and relaxation, reducing stress, anxiety, promoting healthy digestion, protecting the heart and brain, contributing to protection against cancer.

Sweet and rich in fiber, packed with nutritional value, a source of vitamins A, C, B vitamins, minerals including iron, phosphorus, calcium, healthy fatty acids, and other health-promoting organic compounds, jujubes can provide many benefits for good sleep, mood, general health, and protection against disease. Here are some specific ways that jujubes are beneficial to health, according to scientific research:

Jujube has many health benefits.

1. Jujube is rich in antioxidants

Jujubes contain a powerful supply of several antioxidants, including vitamins C, B, and A. Antioxidants help repair and limit cell damage, while reducing harmful oxidative stress and inflammation in the body. The antioxidant power of jujubes may provide many benefits and protection, including for the liver and cardiovascular system.

The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of jujubes may provide many benefits and protection for the heart and cardiovascular system. The saponins found in jujubes may help lower cholesterol. In scientific research, jujubes have been shown to increase healthy HDL cholesterol levels without increasing “bad” LDL cholesterol. Studies have also shown that jujubes have the ability to reduce triglyceride levels and C-reactive protein levels. Jujubes may protect against atherosclerosis, a buildup of substances in the arteries that impairs healthy blood flow.

Scientists have identified several important phytochemicals, called saponins, in jujubes. These natural plant chemicals have powerful anti-inflammatory properties, and scientific research shows that they have beneficial effects on the immune system. The plant's ability to reduce inflammation may be the source of jujube's pain-relieving effects.

2. Support cancer prevention

There is a great deal of scientific interest in the anti-cancer properties of jujubes. Many of the bioactive compounds found in jujubes, including saponins, flavonoids, antioxidants, polysaccharides, and triterpenoids, have been shown to slow the growth and kill certain types of cancer cells. More and more scientists are studying jujubes to learn more about their potential for cancer prevention and treatment.

3. Aids digestion

Jujubes have been used for thousands of years to treat digestive problems, including bloating, stomach pain, and constipation. Research shows that jujubes can reduce stomach acid and also help protect and treat stomach ulcers. The fiber and natural compounds in jujubes help increase bowel movements. Research also shows that jujubes are very effective in improving chronic constipation.

4. Reduce blood sugar levels

Jujubes may lower blood sugar levels, with some scientists suggesting that their blood sugar-lowering ability comes from their high levels of vitamin A, which may improve insulin sensitivity. Other studies have shown positive effects of jujubes on adiponectin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar and other metabolic markers. Research has also identified jujubes as having anti-obesity effects, with the ability to inhibit the accumulation of fat in the body.

Jujube has a relaxing effect, promotes sleep, and fights anxiety.

5. Natural sedatives for good sleep

Jujube is especially effective for people suffering from insomnia and other sleep problems related to stress and anxiety. One of the most powerful benefits of jujube is its ability to calm the mind, calm nerve activity and help maintain good sleep.

Scientific studies have shown that jujubes prolong sleep time in mice. Both flavonoids and saponins—bioactive compounds found in jujubes—have also been shown to increase sleep time. Other studies have shown that one of the flavonoids in jujubes can increase the time spent in slow-wave sleep and REM sleep, the two most restorative stages of sleep.

Physician Vu Quoc Trung

According to Oriental medicine, the sweet and warm properties of jujubes have the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach, nourishing the blood and calming the nerves, and are effective in treating people with weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite, loose stools, fatigue, insufficient blood and energy, and rapid heartbeat;...

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Two phytochemicals in jujube, saponins and flavonoids, trigger changes in neurotransmitters, including GABA and serotonin, which may help with falling and staying asleep. At least one of the saponins in jujube, jujuboside A, helps calm activity in the brain's hippocampus. In addition to their relaxing and sleep-promoting effects, the saponins and flavonoids in jujube also have anti-anxiety effects.

Consult your doctor or nutritionist if you intend to consume jujubes daily. The appropriate dosage of jujubes will depend on your age, weight, and health condition.

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