Dates are sweets and drink, food and fruit ... food and medicine, because of their great health benefits and nutrients from many minerals and twenty types of amino acids, many of whose benefits were mentioned in the Prophet''s medicine.

Dates are sufficient in value and place among foods that they preside over the breakfast and suhoor tables throughout the month of Ramadan, and are served to guests during the days of Eid al-Fitr and the rest of the year.

medical seminar

The Islamic Center in Vienna (Islamisches Zentrum Wien) held a medical symposium, chaired by Professor Ahmed Al-Mufreh, President of the Center, in which Prof. Dr. Soad Khalil Al-Jaouni, Consultant and Professor of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Head of the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, Supervising the Youssef Abdul Latif Jameel Chair for Clinical Applications, spoke, President of the Society Saudi Scientific of Hematology, formerly the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University - and reviewed a number of scientific research published in scientific journals for some foods, including honey, which has received more than thirteen thousand international research, whole grains such as barley and oats, and they have received about 19 thousand scientific research, pumpkin 919 studies, raisins 10,900 studies, pomegranate 2454 studies, the active substance in pomegranate ellagic acid 2867 studies, dates, including the Miracle Ajwa date (which is food, medicine and prevention) received more than one thousand and 200 scientific papers.

Dates are of nutritional, therapeutic and preventive importance proven by scientific research, including that they are an ideal food of high quality throughout the year, and have therapeutic importance, in reducing inflammation, and immunological importance, in increasing immunity and protecting cells from oxidative complications.

Research and Studies

food elements. The results of a research published in the Molecules Journal on the metabolism analysis of various Kingdom dates and their nutritional benefit - indicate that dates contain a wide range of minerals, including phosphorous, magnesium, calcium, sodium, niacin, potassium, chlorine, silicon, sulfur, Copper, Iron and Manganese. In addition, dates contain a group of approximately 7-12 percent of fiber, 94 percent of which is insoluble, slowing down the absorption of cholesterol, and 6-16 percent of soluble fibers are useful in treating constipation, for example.

Protective properties. And it was found in the results of research published in the journal (Current trends in nutraceuticals) on the importance of dates, new results, future trends and their importance as food and prevention - that dates are anti-toxin, antioxidant, anti-cancer, an effective factor for protecting the liver, protecting the kidneys, protecting the nervous system, protecting the heart, Protecting the digestive system, anti-inflammatory, improving sexual ability, increasing fertility in addition to being an integrated food that reduces inflammation and infection. It is useful for diabetic patients.

Reducing infections and treatment complications. Another clinical study published in 2019 in a documented scientific journal, "Integrative cancer therapies", was conducted in the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital. healing. The inpatients were followed up in the university hospital under study for more than ten years and were divided into two groups. The first group was given ajwa with chemotherapy, radiotherapy or a surgical procedure scheduled for the patient within the treatment plan. The second group was given medical treatment only.

Among the results of this study, it was found that the rate of hospitalization for children with immunodeficiency, infections and hyperthermia was high for the group who did not take the paste with treatment, while it was lower for the group who took the paste with treatment.

Reality cases

As an example illustrating the results of this study, Professor Souad Al-Jaouni listed two cases of her patients in the hospital.

The first case, of a one-year-old girl, who has Down syndrome, was admitted to the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, where she suffers from multiple problems as a result of her congenital heart disease, and she was taking several medications, and she developed leukemia, which was the decision of most of the doctors supervising her case. In the beginning, she was to be left because she had reached an advanced stage of the disease, and then it was agreed to start the full chemotherapy with giving her Al Madinah pressed-dates, and the girl passed the critical stage of the disease, and she is still in good health and did not need surgery.

The second case is of an eight-year-old child who has acute leukemia. He started chemotherapy. His heart rate rose very dramatically, exceeding 200 per minute, in addition to chest pains. I give chemotherapy with ajwa also. He finished treatment and continued his studies, one of the outstanding.

By comparing the deaths between the users of Ajwa with treatment and others over a period of twelve years, the results of the study showed that the group that took Ajwa with chemotherapy had a very high cure rate.

The comparative research study has proven the importance of Al-Madina’s nutritional, medicinal and preventive dates to reduce treatment complications and improve the cure rate. As well as improving the quality of life for patients in the pediatric oncology unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital for more than ten years of follow-up. Also, the importance of ajwa as a food of great benefit to oncology patients and a supportive treatment to reduce treatment and disease complications and raise immunity.

patents

There are a number of US patents affiliated with King Abdulaziz University for the treatment of angina, obtained in 2018, in which nanotechnology was used to treat angina pectoris, which usually causes death.

Another US patent was registered for the prevention of complications for several diseases, all of which are found on the official website of the Center of Excellence for Applied Medicine at King Abdulaziz University. Among the patents is a US patent on the benefit of Al-Madina Ajwa date for the years 2016-2018 in the treatment of angina pectoris, which is one of the highest rates of diseases that cause deaths.

The use of nanotechnology in Al-Madina dates to prevent complications of several diseases makes Al-Madina dates a great medical benefit in the treatment and prevention of complications of diseases and the protection and treatment of heart diseases. These patents are considered a service to human health, improving the quality of life, reducing complications of modern and chemotherapy, as well as raising the level of service and patient safety within the goals of the national transformation and “Vision 2030.” Finally, a study patent is proven to reduce the complications of chemotherapy and protect the heart in cases of breast cancer.

Do dates benefit diabetics?

Professor Souad Al-Jaouni answers that a study was conducted in the United Arab Emirates, which showed that the glycemic index of the five studied dates was low and that eating dates in moderation without excessive in diabetic patients does not lead to a significant rise in sugar if taken within a balanced diet.

For the same goal, a similar study was conducted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on about 17 types of dates to find out their sugar index and this study was published in the Saudi Medical Blog (Annals of Saudi medicine). In it, it was found that the sugar index in “sugar” dates is only 43, that is, it is low, and in “Ajwa” 50 is also low, and in Rotana 52, that is, it is low, and this indicates that the sugar index in most dates is low and that patients with type diabetes can The second is to eat them with a balanced diet in order to obtain the great benefits of dates and not to be deprived of them for fear of causing an increase in blood sugar in diabetic patients.

Diabetes is one of the most dangerous diseases for human health, as it affects almost all organs and systems of the body. It affects the heart, arteries, nerves, brain, and the number of deaths caused by this disease. It is one of the reasons for the decrease in the life span of people with it. In most countries of the world, the prevalence of diabetes does not exceed 3-5 percent, but in the Gulf countries, we find that this percentage is high, exceeding 25 percent. It is a huge disease phenomenon that really needs the intervention of health officials in these countries to fight this disease and to put in place preventive programs to reduce it.

Diabetes is a chronic disease that must be dealt with properly. It is important for everyone to know the diabetes index, which is important for measuring carbohydrates according to the amount in food. The index is considered low if it is within 55 or less, and high if it is 70 and more.

As for the diabetic patient to eat dates safely and without fear, as we mentioned the importance of knowing the sugar index in dates, when we mentioned that the index is 43, 47, 50... etc., this is not for one grain, but for three to five grains of dates.

It is necessary not to overeat, whether dates or anything else, and to stay away from foods that are characterized by a significant increase in the sugar index, such as fast food, which is the first thing you do in the human body by eliminating microbes that are beneficial to the human body, and from here most diseases begin.