Jujube
Ziziphus jujuba
Suan zao ren, the sour date seed of Chinese sleep formulas, carries jujubosides that quiet the mind at dusk and hold sleep deeper through the night.
What the evidence shows
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Ziziphus zizyphus reverses three-quarters of the lymphocyte collapse that follows whole-body X-rays in mice, with superoxide dismutase up 42% and the oxidized-membrane marker down 14%.
The red date of Chinese kitchens holds triterpenes and polysaccharides that sharpen the tissues' hearing for insulin, so glucose is taken up where it is needed.
Sedating and mildly anxiety-easing in animals: it deepens barbiturate sleep and works through GABA and serotonin channels, while its flavonoids prompt nerve growth factors and protect memory.
Its calming, sleep-deepening effect runs through the GABA-A receptor (drugs that block that receptor cancel it), with a serotonin component; its sanjoinine A raises the enzymes that make GABA.
Where it appears
5 blend pages carry this ingredient. Open it and you will find this ingredient in the list.
- Ecstatic (Nervous System Stand-Down)
- Force Field (Genomic Radioprotection)
- Hypnotic Sleep (Slow-Wave Architecture)
- Peel (Flavonoid Powerhouse)
- Trinity (Mind Body Spirit Harmonizer)