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Product Overview
Jujube Seed Extract comes from the seeds of the Rhamnaceae plant, Jujube. Using Jujube Seed as a raw material, it is processed through extraction, concentration, and spray drying techniques. This extract is rich in compounds such as Jujube Saponin A, Jujube Saponin B, volatile oils, amino acids, organic acids, vitamin C, and various trace elements. It appears as a brownish powder, has good flowability, 80-100 mesh size, dissolves easily, and retains the characteristic smell of Jujube Seed. Jujube Seed Extract is widely used in health foods, functional foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and feed additives.
Production Process
The production process of Jujube Seed Extract:
Select high-quality raw materials → Initial processing → Crushing → Extraction → Filtration and concentration → Extract paste → Spray drying → Crushing and sieving → Testing → Packaging and sealing → Sterilization and storage.
Main Active Components
- Triterpenoid Saponins: Betulinol, Betulinic Acid, Jujube Saponin A, Jujube Saponin B
- Alkaloids: Nuciferine, Frangufoline, Protopine, Demethoxycentaurine, L-(-)-Magnoflorine, etc.
- Flavonoids: Spinosin, Tamarixetin, etc.
- Fatty Oils: Methyl Linolenate, Methyl Caproate, etc.
- Others: Volatile oils, proteins, sugars, amino acids, organic acids, vitamin C, trace elements.
- According to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, Jujube Seed Extract must contain no less than 0.030% Jujube Saponin A and no less than 0.080% Spinosin; the same standards apply for its slices and medicinal materials.
Benefits and Effects
Properties: Sweet, sour, neutral. Enters the liver, gallbladder, and heart meridians.
Main Functions: Nourish the liver, calm the mind, astringe sweat, and promote fluid production. Used for symptoms like insomnia, palpitations, excessive dreams, spontaneous sweating, and thirst due to fluid depletion.
Applications
- Traditional Chinese Medicine: Jujube Seed Pills, Compound Jujube Seed Capsules, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan, Bai Zi Yang Xin Pills, Gui Pi Pills, etc.
- Health Supplements: Yiling Jujube Seed Oil Capsules
- Food: Beijing Tongrentang Jujube Seed Paste
Plant Source
Jujube Seed comes from the seeds of the Rhamnaceae plant, Jujube. The seeds are harvested in the fall when the fruit ripens, soaked overnight, the pulp is scrubbed off, and the seeds are removed from the crushed shells and dried.
【Plant Characteristics】
Deciduous shrub or small tree, 1-3 meters tall. Older branches are brown, young ones are green. Branches have two types of spines: needle-shaped, about 2 cm long, and hooked, about 5 mm long. Leaves are alternate, with very short petioles and needle-like stipules. Leaf blades are elliptical to ovate-lanceolate, 2.5-5 cm long and 1.2-3 cm wide, with a short, sharp tip and uneven base, and finely serrated edges. Flowers grow in clusters of 2-3 in the axils of leaves, small and yellow-green. Sepals are 5 and ovate-triangular; petals are small, 5, alternate with the sepals; stamens are 5, slightly longer than the petals; ovary is elliptical, 2-chambered, embedded in the flower disk. Fruit is nearly spherical, 1-1.4 cm in diameter, blunt at the tip, dark red when ripe, sour in taste. Flowering occurs in April-May, fruiting in September-October. The plant’s root bark, spines, leaves, and flowers are also used medicinally, each with its own specific uses.
【Distribution】
Found in Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, and Jiangsu. Mainly produced in Hebei, Shaanxi, Liaoning, and Henan. Also grown in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Shanxi, Shandong, Anhui, and Jiangsu.
【Growth Environment】
Grows in sunny slopes or dry, barren soil, often forming thickets. Prefers warm, dry climates, drought-tolerant, cold-resistant, and alkaline-tolerant. It thrives on sun-exposed, dry slopes, hillsides, valleys, plains, and roadsides with sandy or rocky soil and should not be planted in low, waterlogged areas.
【Main Value】
The entire Jujube tree is valuable: Jujube Seed is a precious medicinal material; Jujube flour can be used to make cooling drinks; Jujube shells can be made into activated carbon; Jujube flowers are an excellent source of nectar; Jujube wood is hard and wear-resistant, ideal for making agricultural tools.
【Medicinal Characteristics】
Jujube Seed is flat and round or oval, 5-9mm long, 5-7mm wide, and about 3mm thick. The surface is reddish-purple or purple-brown, smooth and glossy, sometimes with cracks. One side is flat, with a raised longitudinal line in the middle; the other side is slightly convex. One end is concave with a line-like hilum, while the other end has a small raised point. The seed coat is brittle, the endosperm is white, the cotyledons are yellowish, oily, with an oil content of about 30.8%. It has a faint odor and bland taste.
【Processing Methods】
- Jujube Seed: Place the raw seed in a bamboo sieve and submerge it in a water tank. The shells sink while the seeds float. Scoop the seeds, dry them under the sun.
- Roasted Jujube Seed: Roast clean Jujube Seeds in a pan over low heat until the skin swells and turns slightly yellow. Remove and cool.
- Charred Jujube Seed: Roast clean Jujube Seeds over high heat until about half turn black-red. Remove and cool.
Packaging and Storage
【Storage Conditions】This product should be sealed and stored in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place, protected from light and heat.
【Packaging】Bulk packaging: 25kg in a cardboard drum; samples: 1kg in aluminum foil bags. Custom packaging available upon request.
【Transport】By courier or logistics. Domestic delivery within 3 days by courier, 5 days by logistics. Prices generally include domestic shipping costs.
【Shelf Life】Two years.
