Research Progress of Comprehensive Utilization of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen and Its By-products / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ABSTRACT

As a traditional Chinese medicine， Ziziphi Spinosae Semen （ZSS） has the functions of tonifying liver， tranquilizing heart， astringent sweat and producing body fluid， which is used to treat neurasthenia， insomnia， dreaminess， debility， night sweat and so on. With the rapid and constant development of ZSS resource industry and its medicinal value， a large number of by-products and waste generated in the production and processing process， resulting in serious environmental problems. In general， the utilization rate of ZSS resources was still not high. Based on this， the chemical components and potential resources of ZSS were systematically combed from the perspective of the medicinal parts and bioactive components in this paper， and the authors had summarized that the widely application of ZSS and its by-products （fruit， leaf， root， etc.） in the fields of food， medicine， functional food and other areas was discovered and summarized as feed， feed additives， activated carbon， organic fertilizer， etc. In addition， this paper systematically summarized the current environmental protection problems of the industry， and put forward suggestions for improvement， aiming at reducing environmental pollution and improving the utilization efficiency of resources， so as to provide reference and basis for the comprehensive utilization of ZSS and its by-products， and promote the green， economical and double-effect development of the industry.