1, clearing heat and promoting blood circulation
Persimmon tastes sweet, astringent and cold, and has the effects of clearing away heat and moistening lung, eliminating dryness and quenching thirst. In addition, it has good anti-inflammatory, blood circulation promoting, blood pressure lowering and hemostasis effects. Applying persimmon juice to the wound can stop bleeding and relieve pain.
Step 2 treat inflammation
Persimmon contains flavonoid glycosides, which have antibacterial, vasodilating and antipyretic effects. Clinically, it is used to treat acute and chronic inflammation caused by Gram-positive bacteria, and the cure rate can reach more than 70%, which has a good effect on improving headache and dizziness in patients with hypertension.
3. Hangover
Tannic acid and enzyme in persimmon can decompose alcohol, and high content of sugar and potassium also has diuretic effect, which helps the body to excrete alcohol and reduce the harm of alcohol to the body. Rich vitamin C can also enhance liver function and protect the liver.
4. Persimmon cream moistens the lungs
The white frost on persimmon is persimmon frost, which contains mannitol, glucose, fructose and sucrose. Can be used for treating diseases such as dry throat, sore mouth and tongue, dysentery, etc.
5. Persimmon stems reduce qi.
Persimmon is bitter, which can reduce qi and stop vomiting. 9 grams of persimmon can be used to treat hiccup, and it can be decocted with water. Pregnancy vomiting can be decocted with rock sugar.
6. Persimmon leaves stop bleeding
Persimmon leaves have hemostatic effect and can be used to treat hemoptysis, hematochezia, vomiting and vomiting. Recent studies have found that persimmon and persimmon leaves have antihypertensive, diuretic, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic effects.
7. The eating taboo of persimmon
(1) Don't eat with high-protein food.
Tannic acid contained in persimmon reacts with protein and calcium salt in high-protein food, which will form stomach persimmon stone over time and cause gastrointestinal diseases. Therefore, persimmon should not be eaten with fish and eggs.
(2) Don't eat with cold food.
Persimmons are sweet and cold. If you eat with cold food, it will weaken the digestive peristalsis and secretion of digestive juice, thus reducing the ability of the stomach to decompose food and causing gastrointestinal discomfort. Therefore, persimmons should not be eaten with bananas and mung beans.
(3) Don't eat on an empty stomach.
When we are on an empty stomach, our gastric acid secretion will increase, and the concentration will be high at this time, while persimmon contains a lot of tannic acid and gum. If it is combined with gastric juice, it has a high probability of causing stones, abdominal distension and stomachache.
(4) raw persimmons can't be eaten
Because raw persimmons contain too much tannic acid, they will taste bitter and cause great irritation to the stomach. So be sure to eat persimmons after they are ripe, otherwise there will be uncomfortable reactions.
8. How to choose persimmons
1. When purchasing persimmons, observe their shapes and choose persimmons with larger shapes.
2. When buying hard green persimmons, press the surface of the persimmons with your fingers. If it feels tough, it is a good persimmon.
3. Observe whether persimmons are bright in color, and choose persimmons with bright colors, no spots, no scars and no cracks.
4. When selecting soft persimmons, gently touch the surface of persimmons. Persimmon is a good persimmon if its surface hardness is evenly distributed and there is no local hardness.
5. When choosing persimmons, you should choose persimmons with regular shapes and squares, and don't choose persimmons with deformed surfaces and obvious local bulges.
9. Who should not eat persimmons?
People with poor spleen and stomach function. Persimmons are cold and not suitable for people with cold stomach. The formation of gastric persimmon stone may be related to gastric dysfunction. Therefore, people with chronic gastritis, delayed emptying, indigestion and other low gastric motility are not suitable for eating persimmons.
2. Diabetic patients. Persimmon is rich in sugar, mostly sucrose, glucose and fructose, which is easy to digest after eating and raises blood sugar.
3. Anemia patients. Tannic acid in persimmon can combine with iron in food and hinder the absorption of iron in food. At the same time, the precipitation formed by the combination of the two will cause gastrointestinal discomfort and even colic, so anemia patients should not eat persimmons.