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A Review of Dietary Ziziphus jujuba Fruit (Jujube): Developing Health Food Supplements for Brain Protection
Joint Authors
Chen, Jianping
Liu, Xiaoyan
Li, Zhonggui
Qi, Airong
Zhou, Zhongyu
Dong, Tina Ting-Xia
Tsim, Karl Wah-Keung
Yao, Ping
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-06-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The fruits of Ziziphus jujuba, known as jujube or Chinese date, are being consumed all around the world because of their health benefits, as both food and herbal medicine.
Traditionally, one of the main functions of jujube, as described in herbal medicine, is to benefit our brain by calming down the mind and improving quality of sleep.
Here, the activities of jujubes on nervous system are summarized and discussed.
Jujube possesses neuroprotective activities, including protecting neuronal cells against neurotoxin stress, stimulating neuronal differentiation, increasing expression of neurotrophic factors, and promoting memory and learning.
Flavonoid, cAMP, and jujuboside could be the potential bioactive ingredients to account for the aforesaid biological activities.
These findings imply that jujube is a potential candidate for development of health supplements for prevention and/or treatment of neurological diseases.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Jianping& Liu, Xiaoyan& Li, Zhonggui& Qi, Airong& Yao, Ping& Zhou, Zhongyu…[et al.]. 2017. A Review of Dietary Ziziphus jujuba Fruit (Jujube): Developing Health Food Supplements for Brain Protection. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153415
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Jianping…[et al.]. A Review of Dietary Ziziphus jujuba Fruit (Jujube): Developing Health Food Supplements for Brain Protection. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153415
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Jianping& Liu, Xiaoyan& Li, Zhonggui& Qi, Airong& Yao, Ping& Zhou, Zhongyu…[et al.]. A Review of Dietary Ziziphus jujuba Fruit (Jujube): Developing Health Food Supplements for Brain Protection. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153415
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153415