Persimmon root

Persimmon root

(compendium)

[synonym] fox persimmon root skin (the criterion of choosing medicine), persimmon root (Chongqing herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root or root bark of Diospyros kaki. See "persimmon stalk" for plant morphology.

[collection] from September to October.

[chemical constituents] the root reacts with cardiotonin, anthracoside and saponin, and contains tannin and starch. Persimmon root contains 3-methoxy-7-methyl-juglone and neopersimmon.

[flavor] Chongqing herbal medicine: "astringent in taste, flat in nature, non-toxic. "

[function indications] cool blood and stop bleeding. It is used to treat haemorrhoids, haemorrhoids and haemorrhoids.

① "Gangmu": "treatment of blood collapse, blood dysentery, lower blood. "

② "Clearing heat and cooling blood". For hematemesis and hemorrhoids. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 Liang. External use: mash and stir fry.

[selected formula] 1. To treat blood dysentery, red collapse: two pairs of persimmon root and two pairs of Red Spotted Dove nest. Take the first dose in boiling water and the second dose in stew. (Chongqing herbal medicine)

② Treatment of spider back: zibeicao, foxpersimmon root skin. Chop it up, stir fry it with lees. (Shi Gen Gao, the criterion of selecting doctors)