Boiling jujube and ginger in water has the effect of tonifying the middle Jiao, nourishing the blood and calming the spirit, dispersing cold and relieving the symptoms, warming the lungs, relieving cough and phlegm, and warming the stomach and stopping vomiting (treating vomiting caused by gastric cold by warming the spleen and stomach).
Jujube is warm in nature, sweet in taste, and belongs to the heart, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effect of tonifying the center, nourishing the blood and tranquilizing the spirit, and can treat the symptoms of poor appetite, tiredness and fatigue caused by weakness of the middle jiao, as well as treating the symptoms of blood deficiency and agitation (heartburn and depression, and wanting to cry for no reason).
Ginger is warm in nature, pungent in flavor, belonging to the spleen, stomach and lung meridian, it has the effect of dispersing cold and relieving the symptoms of wind-cold, can treat the symptoms of wind-cold, warm the lungs and stop coughing, treating the cough of lung cold, warming the stomach and dispersing cold, harmonizing with the middle and lowering the rebelliousness, stopping vomiting is more effective, and it is the best for the vomiting of stomach-cold.
The adverse effects of jujube and ginger are not clear. The efficacy of the two decoctions is limited, and they need to be taken with other Chinese medicines. Patients who are not feeling well are advised to go to a regular Chinese medicine hospital for a consultation and use the medication as prescribed by the doctor.