1. Stop bleeding and cool blood. Fresh persimmons have the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding; persimmon frost moistens the lungs and can be used to treat dry throat, mouth and tongue sores, etc.; persimmon pedicles have the effect of reducing qi and stopping bleeding; persimmon cakes and stomach stop bleeding; persimmon leaves have hemostatic effects and can be used to treat hemoptysis, blood in the stool, etc. Bleeding, vomiting blood, recent studies have found that persimmon and persimmon leaves have antihypertensive, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and hemostatic effects.
2. Moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm, produce body fluid and quench thirst. It has the functions of clearing heat and removing dryness, moistening the lungs and reducing phlegm, softening hardness, quenching thirst and promoting body fluids, strengthening the spleen, treating dysentery, and stopping bleeding. It can relieve dry stools, hemorrhoid pain or bleeding, dry cough, sore throat, and high blood pressure.
3. Promote blood circulation and lower blood pressure. Persimmons help lower blood pressure, soften blood vessels, increase coronary artery flow, activate blood circulation, reduce inflammation, and improve cardiovascular function.
4. Hangover. Persimmons can promote the oxidation of ethanol in the blood, help the body excrete alcohol, and reduce the harm of alcohol to the body.
5. Taboo for eating persimmons: Because persimmons contain a lot of tannic acid and pectin, eating them on an empty stomach will form lumps of varying sizes under the action of gastric acid. If these lumps cannot be After reaching the small intestine through the pylorus, it will stay in the stomach and form gastric persimmon stones. Small gastric persimmon stones are initially like apricot stones, but they will accumulate and become larger. If the gastric persimmon stones cannot be discharged naturally, it will cause gastrointestinal obstruction, causing symptoms such as severe pain in the upper abdomen, vomiting, and even vomiting of blood. Gastric persimmon stones as big as a fist have been found during surgery. The tannic acid in persimmon cakes can form compounds with calcium, zinc, magnesium, iron and other minerals in food that cannot be absorbed by the body, making these nutrients unavailable. Therefore, eating more persimmon cakes can easily lead to a deficiency of these minerals. And because it contains more sugar, people will feel fuller after eating persimmon cakes than eating the same amount of apples and pears, which will affect appetite and reduce meal intake. Persimmon cakes are high in sugar and pectin. After eating, some of them always remain in the mouth, especially between the teeth. Coupled with the weakly acidic tannic acid, it can easily cause tooth erosion and form dental caries. Therefore, after eating, It is advisable to drink a few mouthfuls of water or rinse your mouth in time.