Red Date
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Hong Zao)
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| Nature: Warm |
| Channel of Meridian:
Spleen and Stomach |
| Red dates are are smaller and red
in color whereas Chinese dates are
black in color. Both are from the same kind
of fruit. |
Red Date
Also known as Red Jujube. When the
fruit are blanched slightly in boiling water,
and dried under the sun, they are called red
dates. |
Chinese Date (Hei Zao) 
Also known as Black Date. When the
fruit are blanched in boiling water and baked
until the skin become black and shinny, they
are call Chinese dates. |
| Benefits: Calms
the central nervous system, protects liver,
improves strength of muscles, inhibits cancer
cells, treating skin cancer, preventing reaction
in blood transfusion, treating diarrhea. |
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