What diseases can persimmons treat?
Persimmon products with its rich nutritional value and health effects are increasingly favored by the people, the market prospects (Ding Xiangyang, 2001; Fei Xueqian, 1994; Gao Haisheng, 1994; Zhao Haizhen, 1998). Modern medicine also believes that persimmon fruit has the efficacy of clearing heat, lowering blood pressure, and stopping bleeding, for patients with hypertension, chronic bronchitis, bleeding hemorrhoids, constipation, and iodine-deficiency goiter. The tannins in persimmon fruit are widely used in industrial, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Persimmon juice is used in Japan to treat low blood pressure and prevent strokes. Modern pharmacodynamics experiments show that persimmon fruit can also promote the oxidation of ethanol in the blood, with the effect of detoxification of alcohol.