Autumn is the season when persimmons ripen. Persimmons are highly nutritious during this time. Besides being sweet and delicious, what other nutritional benefits of eating persimmons in autumn do you know? The following is an introduction for you.
"Fresh Persimmon" Nutritional Value and Efficacy
Sweet and astringent in taste, cool in nature. It has the effects of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, promoting the production of body fluids to quench thirst, and strengthening the spleen and benefiting the stomach. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "The persimmon is a fruit for the blood aspect of the spleen and lungs. Its taste is sweet and its nature is neutral. Its astringent nature allows it to astringe, therefore it has the effects of strengthening the spleen, astringing the intestines, treating coughs, and stopping bleeding." Eating fresh persimmons raw can treat lung-heat dry cough, hemoptysis, and hemorrhoid bleeding; Mashing fresh persimmons to extract the juice and taking it with warm water can treat goiter; 250 grams of unripe fresh persimmon, chopped to extract juice, taken with boiled water, can treat the vexation and thirst from stomach-heat injuring yin.
"Dried Persimmon" Nutritional Value and Efficacy
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. It has the effects of moistening the lungs, astringing the intestines, and stopping bleeding. Charred dried persimmon, mixed with honey to make pills, and taken with hot water, can treat cough with excessive phlegm and excessive postpartum bleeding; 60 grams of dried persimmon, hollowed out and filled with 9 grams of Fritillaria, then steamed and taken, can treat dry cough; 50 grams each of dried persimmon and brown sugar, with 6 grams of black fungus, decocted in water, can treat hemorrhoid bleeding; Two dried persimmons, two slices of dried tangerine peel, and 60 grams of glutinous rice, cooked together into a congee and taken, can treat chronic enteritis.
"Persimmon Leaf" Nutritional Value and Efficacy
Steaming young persimmon leaves in boiling water to make a tea can soften blood vessels, lower blood pressure, prevent arteriosclerosis, and has the effects of clearing heat, strengthening the stomach, and aiding digestion.
"Persimmon Frost" Nutritional Value and Efficacy
This is the white frost that forms on dried persimmons. Sweet in taste, cool in nature. It has the effects of clearing heat to promote the production of body fluids, moistening the lungs, and stopping coughs. "Medical Records of Combined Chinese and Western Medicine" states: "Persimmon frost is white and enters the lung meridian. Its slipperiness can resolve lung phlegm, and its moistening nature can moisten lung dryness." Taking persimmon frost with warm water can treat chronic bronchitis, dry cough, and pharyngitis; 10 grams of persimmon frost, 0.5 grams of borneol, and 5 grams of mint, ground into a fine powder and applied to the affected area, can treat canker sores and angular cheilitis.
"Persimmon Calyx" Nutritional Value and Efficacy
This is the fruit calyx of the persimmon. Bitter in taste and slightly warm in nature. It is skilled at descending counter-flowing qi and is a specific medicine for stopping hiccups. For hiccups due to stomach-cold, it is often used with cloves and dried ginger; for hiccups due to stomach-heat, it is often used with bamboo shavings and ochre.