The surface of persimmon is usually covered with a thin and even layer of white frost, which is the condensate of glucose and fructose that seeps out with the evaporation of water when the pulp is dry. It is called persimmon frost as medicine. Containing mannitol, glucose, fructose, sucrose and other ingredients, it is sweet and cool. Into the heart and lungs. Gong is good at clearing heat, moistening dryness and resolving phlegm.

It is commonly used in clinic for dry cough due to lung heat, dry throat and sore throat, sore mouth and tongue, hematemesis, hemoptysis, hemorrhoid bleeding, and thirst quenching. People suffering from constipation and hemorrhoid bleeding due to fluid deficiency can take it for a long time, which has a good curative effect and is especially suitable for the elderly.

Shopping skills

At present, persimmon is on the market in large quantities. The sweet persimmon flavor is everywhere in supermarkets and fruit markets, and persimmon wrapped in thick frost is especially popular with consumers. However, the frost on some persimmons is suspected to be coated with powder, which is not natural icing. In this regard, professionals remind that persimmon with too much frost may be "cosmetic".

Only when dried in the sun will the persimmon grow frost, which is formed by the permeation of glucose and fructose in the persimmon and tastes sweet. "Master Zeng said that the real frosted persimmon feels hard and hard, and shaking hard will not get rid of the frosting. "If the persimmon feels soft and has a thick layer of frost, it will fall off when it is shaken, and it must be powdered.