Jujube Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba), the Chinese date or da zao, is a small, spiny deciduous tree of the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, native to southern Asia and cultivated in China for more than 4,000 years. It grows 5-12 m with zigzag branches, glossy oval leaves and tiny, fragrant yellow-green flowers. The oval fruits ripen from green to mahogany red, with sweet, apple-like crisp flesh that becomes dense and date-like when dried around a single hard stone. We extract the dried fruit and the dried seed separately.