Are dates anti-cancer?

Red jujube is called jujube in Chinese medicine, which is a medicine for tonifying deficiency and replenishing qi, and it mainly has the effects of tonifying the center and benefiting qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), nourishing the blood and tranquilizing the spirit, and does not have the effect of anti-cancer. The medicinal source of jujube is the dried mature fruit of jujube in the family of Rhamnaceae, which is sweet in taste and warm in nature, and belongs to the spleen, stomach and heart meridians, and mainly has the effects of tonifying the middle Jiao, nourishing the blood and tranquilizing the mind, and is commonly used clinically for the treatment of deficiency of the spleen with little food, weakness and loose stools (thinning of feces without formation) and women’s dirty agitation (upset and depression, sadness and wanting to cry for no reason), and does not have any anticancer effects. The adverse effects of the drug are not clear, but should be avoided if there is dampness and phlegm, stagnation, or tooth disease. In clinical practice, jujube is often used with floating wheat and licorice for the treatment of trance and sleep disturbance caused by excessive worry and deficiency of the heart and spleen (weakness of the heart and spleen). It is also used in combination with Colla Corii Asini for the treatment of hemorrhage caused by deficiency of qi and blood. It should be taken by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner after diagnosis, and should not be combined with other medicines at will.