Menopausal syndrome treated with TCM Jujube Seed

What is Suan Zao Ren(Jujube Seed)?
It refers to the dried mature seeds of Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H. F. Chou, which is a species in the family Buckthorn, Rhamnaceae. Apparently it is different from the ordinary jujube fruit that is commonly known as Chinese date or red date. And other common names of this herb include Sour Jujube Seed, Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, Spina Date Seed, Suanzaoren, Zao Ren, and the like. It is mainly grown in provinces of Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, and Gansu in China. It is usually harvested during late autumn and early winter when the fruits are ripe. And the following steps are to remove the flesh and the jujube pit shells, collect the seeds, and dry in the sun. Medicinally it is normally used raw, or fried. By the way, smash them before the use.

Suan Zao Ren benefits
Do you ever feel listless during daytime but just can’t fall asleep at night though you are literally tired? That is actually the typical clinical manifestation of people who has difficulty with sleeping. Insomnia has long been documented as a disease in ancient China. So, how did the ancient treat insomnia? The authority words are from Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Coffer), which concludes that the Jujube Seed Decoction (Suan Zao Ren Tang) governs patterns of insomnia caused by consumptive disease and deficient dysphoria. Actually it is the inspiration of many later insomnia remedies. From this it’s not hard to see jujube seed plays an important role in the treatment of insomnia, neurasthenia, etc. Besides of treating insomnia, it has tons of other health benefits.

1) Maintaining a good nutritional balance. It is rich in vitamin C too. Eating it regularly can replenish vitamin C required in order to maintain good nutritional balance;

2) Calming the mind and soothing the nerves. Thanks to its special healing properties on insomnia, it is regarded as the "Oriental sleeping fruit." What’s more, it is also somewhat a tonic. And Zhen Jing An Mian Wan (Calm Sleeping Pill), a commonly used Chinese patent medicine, takes it as one the main ingredients;

3) Arresting sweating and promoting the secretion of body fluid. Since this is an herb of sour flavor, it is often used in spontaneous sweating and night sweating in physically weak people who in particular have feelings of anxiety that always make them tense and irritable;

4) Tonifying liver and kidney and tranquilize mind by nourishing the heart. That’s to say, it works on menopausal syndrome and liver-kidney deficiency induced symptoms, including restless sleep, facial flushing, feverishness in palms and soles, dizziness, Tinnitus, abnormal vaginal discharge, enuresis, urinary frequency and so on;