Sand dates
Nicknamed fragrant willow, cinnamon willow, ten incense, silver willow, etc.,
The people of Hexi call the jujube "Hundred Treasure Trees".
Truly worthy of the name,
Jujube fruit is nutritious and sweet,
Its flowers are excellent sources of honey and are green feed for poultry;
Its fruits, flowers, branches, and leaves can be medicated,
Its wood is a good material for making high-end furniture and crafts.
Sand jujube is mainly distributed in northwest China and Inner Mongolia,
It is found in small amounts in North and Northeast China.
Natural sand jujube forests are concentrated in the Tarim River in Xinjiang,
The Shule River in Gansu, on both sides of the Ejina River in Inner Mongolia.
It is also found in the great delta of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia.
Hexi sand jujube is similar to Jiangnan osmanthus because of its flowering fragrance,
The vitality is very tenacious,
Therefore, it is known as "the osmanthus flower of the fragrant desert".
Small and exquisite golden yellow flowers, clustered and vertical, squeezed and squeezed shyly among the dense silver-gray branches; Bell-shaped or funnel-shaped flower quilt, 4 split symmetrical at the beginning, silvery white on the outside, golden yellow on the inside, around it, the wind is fragrant, someone will fold one or two branches and put them at home, and in a moment the house will be full of jujube flowers.
Jujube flowers are a good source of nectar plants. The floral fragrance is strong, the floral fragrance is comparable to the osmanthus flower, containing aromatic oil, can extract flavors, spices.
Jujube honey is amber in color, thick in texture, sweet in taste at first, and has the smell of jujube aftertaste. Consumption has the effect of tonifying the spleen and stomach, replenishing the qi, replenishing the blood and calming the spirit; Long-term consumption can supplement the kidneys, spleen, but also promote physical health, for qi deficiency and cold, cold stomach pain, spleen and stomach deficiency, bloating and constipation of the population is very suitable.
In fact, the jujube flower can not only be used to incense, it is also a medicinal herb, with magical effects. According to the "Medicinal Plants in The Desert Regions of China", the jujube flowers are sweet and astringent and warm. It can be picked in May-June of the Gregorian calendar. Contains kaempferol, albumin, fatty oil 0.3%, contains a small amount of volatile oil. It has the effect of suppressing cough and relieving asthma, and is often used to treat long-term cough, asthma and other diseases. For chest tightness and shortness of breath, stomach bloating and pain, cough, poor appetite, etc. have a certain effect.
The above is for reference only, please adjust under the guidance of a physician.