Cautions
Unripe fruits contain tannins; may cause digestive upset.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Old crow persimmon for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diarrhea SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Old crow 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 lotus 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 Antioxidant16 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Digestive1 records
- Benefit Heart3 records
- Benefit Skin4 records
- Diarrhea Syndrome1 records
- Inflammation Syndrome13 records, 1 in people
