Folklore says that eating Chinese jujubes and green scallions together upsets the spleen and stomach. This is not true.
The most prominent feature of Chinese jujubes is their high vitamin content. They can boost the human immune system, inhibit cancer cells, protect the liver, prevent gallstones, and help prevent osteoporosis and anemia. Jujubes are also very nourishing for people recovering from illness. They can also help with allergies, remove unpleasant odors, and enhance appetite. Jujubes can tonify the spleen and harmonize the stomach, replenish qi and promote body fluids, benefit intelligence and strengthen the brain, nourish the heart and moisten the lungs, nourish the blood and calm the spirit, improve complexion, open the nine orifices, support the twelve meridians, harmonize with various medicines, and long-term consumption can lead to a light body and a long life.
Fresh jujubes should not be eaten in excess, as too many can cause excessive stomach acid and bloating.
Green scallions have high nutritional and health benefits. Traditional Chinese medicine considers them to be pungent in taste and warm in nature, able to release the exterior and harmonize the interior, and unblock yang and invigorate blood. They are quite effective for treating colds, wind-cold headaches, and other conditions. Scallions can also induce sweating, expel phlegm, and promote urination.
Scallions contain volatile oils and pungent substances with a stimulating odor, which can remove odors from rich and greasy dishes, creating a special aroma. They can also stimulate the secretion of digestive juices and increase appetite.
Chinese jujubes tonify the spleen and harmonize the stomach, while green scallions can stimulate the secretion of digestive juices. Therefore, eating them together does not lead to disharmony of the spleen and stomach. However, scallions have a strong stimulating effect on sweat glands, so people with body odor should be cautious about eating them in the summer; those who sweat excessively should avoid them. Eating too many can damage vision. Those with a deficiency type of exterior and excessive sweating should also avoid them.