Jujube Date vs Bird's Foot Trefoil

Sweet TCM tonic fruit used to tonify Qi and blood, calm the mind, and harmonize herbal formulas. One of the most consumed fruits in Chinese medicine and cuisine.

European meadow herb used in folk medicine for digestive complaints, anxiety, and as a mild sedative; related to lotus but distinct properties.

triterpenoids, polysaccharides, vitamin C, saponins, flavonoids

hydrocyanic glycosides, flavonoids, coumarins, tannins, isoflavones

Tonify Qi and blood, Calm shen (mind), Harmonize herbal formulas, Nourish spleen

Anxiety, Insomnia, Digestive complaints, Respiratory conditions

Anxiolytic, Immune support, Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective

Mild sedative effects, Anti-inflammatory activity, Antioxidant properties

6-15 dates or 10-30g dried in decoction daily

Herb tea: 1-2 cups daily; 1-2ml tincture

Damp obstruction in TCM, Avoid with bloating

Raw plant contains cyanogenic compounds, Pregnancy

Bloating if excess, Weight gain

Mild nausea, Dried herb generally safe