Persimmon is considered to be cool from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine and dietetics.

The reason why persimmon is cool is related to its growth characteristics. Persimmon fruits must gradually mature after the weather gets cold in autumn. The color turns red, the flesh softens, and the sweetness increases, making it suitable for consumption. Persimmons usually mature only after frost, and there will be a layer of white frost on the outside after the persimmons are fully mature. Therefore, according to the concept of analogy in traditional Chinese medicine, persimmon is a cool fruit due to the influence of climate and solar terms.

Persimmon is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. It has a cultivation history of more than 3,000 years in my country, with a cultivation area of ??200,000 hm2. Persimmons are not only rich in nutrients and contain a large amount of sugars and vitamins, but also have high medicinal and economic value. So far, scientific researchers from various countries have discovered a variety of active substances in persimmons, including carotenoids, flavonoids, fatty acids, phenols, various amino acids, and trace elements, which can be widely used in medicine, health care, cosmetics and other fields.