🔼: [[🛠 Medicinal Plants 🌿]] # Jujube AKA "Ziziphus jujuba," "red date," "Chinese date," and "Chinese jujube." Jujube is a strong [[💡 Serotonin (5-HT)]] and [[💡 GABA]] agent.[^1] ##### Uses - [[💡 Complex PTSD]] - [[💡 Stress]] and [[💡 Anxiety]] - [[⭐️ Sleep]] ##### Using Jujube You can of course buy and consume fresh or dried jujubes, which will work, but a decoction-tea would be much more effective. ###### Suan Zao Ren Tang, 酸棗仁湯 (Jujube Decoction) You might see "Suan Zao Ren Wan" instead — “Tang” and ”Wan” both mean ”decoction.” ###### Sour Jujube Decoction Extract Powder Tea Amazon: [Affiliate Link](https://amzn.to/3n3OQuZ) | [Non-Affiliate Link](https://www.amazon.com/Jujube-Decoction-Extract-Powder-Natural/dp/B01BIGAEZU) Serving size: 1 tsp (3g) 60 servings per bottle - Zizyphus stavia var (Suan Zao Ren) - Anemarrhena asphodoloides (Zhi Mu) - Ligusticum wallichii (Chuan Xiong) - Poria cocos (Fu Ling) - Glycyrrhiza galbra (Gan Cao) I started taking 1tsp in warm water a couple hours before bed. After three or four days I noticed I was sleeping longer and my mood was starting to lift. ###### Treasure of the East, Good Night Blend - Suan Zao Ren Tang Amazon: [Affiliate Link](https://amzn.to/3beEZzO) | [Non-Affiliate Link](https://www.amazon.com/Treasure-East-Good-Night-Blend/dp/B098PT7FWG) Direct: https://treasureoftheeast.com/products/suan-zao-ren-tang?_pos=2&_sid=f46594269&_ss=r ##### Resources - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4539464/ - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6647187_Gamma-aminobutyric_acid_GABA_receptor_mediates_suanzaorentang_a_traditional_Chinese_herb_remedy_-induced_sleep_alteration - https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/jujube-uses-and-benefits-for-sleep/ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujube - https://salacca.com/jujube-tea-red-date-tea/ - https://www.stylecraze.com/articles/amazing-benefits-of-jujube/ [^1]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33178009