African Persimmon (Diospyros abyssinica)

非洲黄果木fēi zhōu huáng guǒ mùFeizhouhuangguomu

Diospyros abyssinica · Plant

Diospyros, standing in for Diospyros abyssinica
This photo shows Diospyros, not Diospyros abyssinica: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Unripe fruits contain tannins; may cause digestive upset.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists African Persimmon for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Diarrhea SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says African Persimmon does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Diospyros abyssinica and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antioxidant2 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Heart1 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Diarrhea Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records