The effects of boiled water with jujube and ginger include tonifying the center of the body (treating deficiency of qi by tonifying the spleen), warming the center of the body and dispersing cold (dispersing cold with medicine that warms the spleen and stomach), and should be used in accordance with doctor’s advice.
1. Jujube is sweet and warm in nature, and belongs to the heart meridian, spleen meridian and stomach meridian. It has the effects of nourishing blood, tonifying the middle and benefiting qi, and tranquilizing the mind. It is used for spleen deficiency, fatigue, low food intake, loose stools (thin and unformed feces), women’s dirty agitation (upset and depression, sadness and wanting to cry for no reason) and other conditions.
2. Ginger is pungent in flavor, slightly warm in nature, and belongs to spleen meridian, stomach meridian and lung meridian. It has the effects of dispersing cold and relieving the symptoms, warming the spleen and stomach to stop vomiting (treating vomiting caused by stomach cold by warming the spleen and stomach), relieving cough and phlegm, and detoxifying fish and crab. It is used for treating wind-cold cold, fish and crab poisoning, stomach cold and vomiting, cold phlegm and cough.
Jujube and ginger with boiled water to drink has a certain degree of warmth and dispersal of cold, tonifying the efficacy of qi, can be used for the spleen deficiency, less food, stomach cold vomiting and other diseases. Jujubes should not be used for dampness, phlegm condensation. Ginger is not to be used for those who have heat, yin deficiency and internal heat. If you are not feeling well, you should seek medical advice and use it under the guidance of your doctor to avoid delaying your condition.