How to Make Hot & Iced JUJUBE TEA and the Many Health Benefits of JUJUBES!

What’s a Jujube? I’m not talking about those rubbery little candies we used to eat in the movies that could take a whole day to get out of your molars! These jujubes are small apple-like fruits that have been used in ancient medicine for over 4,000 years. When dried, they are also known as Asian dates, Chinese dates or Indian dates. As I wandered through my local farmer’s market, I was attracted by a colorful sign, praising the jujube for a myriad of benefits!

The jujube fruit, seed, bark and leaves are described in Korean, Indian, Japanese and Chinese traditional writings for its beneficial properties. The sweet, aromatic smell of the fruit is said to make teenagers fall in love! The adorable sign touting the many reasons to try jujubes, which can be seen a bit larger on www.veganamericanprincess.com, definitely piqued my interest and almost made me immediately fall in love with jujubes—as I got closer, I saw free samples of jujube tea being offered by a very enthusiastic lady touting all the health benefits. As you probably know by now, I love the saying, “Let Food be Thy Medicine,” and if jujubes deliver on all of these claims, it would be some sort of divine miracle! But I was intrigued so I tasted the tea and I really liked the flavor–mildly fruity with a little spice of ginger and cinnamon. Delicious! 

According to Science Direct, the major mineral constituents in the the jujube are: potassium, phosphorus, calcium and manganese. Iron, sodium, zinc, copper, vitamin C, thiamine and riboflavin are also found in the fruit. In fact, jujubes contain 20 times the amount of vitamin C as citrus fruits. As described by “Health Benefits of Jujube Fruit” in EHow.com, the jujube fruit contains 18 of the 24 amino acids required by the human body. Jujubes contain saponins, which have a relaxing and soothing effect on the nervous system.  

Read more about 20 Health Benefits of Jujubes and how to make the recipe for a wonderful tea using this interesting and delicious fruit! http://veganamericanprincess.com/how-to-make-jujube-tea-hot-cold-and-the-many-health-benefits-of-juj...

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