Soft Persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
软柿ruǎn shìRuanshi
Diospyros kaki · Plant
2
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
Unripe fruits contain tannins; may cause digestive upset.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Soft Persimmon for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diarrhea SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Soft 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 kaki 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 Antioxidant93 records, 14 in people
- Benefit Digestive21 records, 6 in people
- Benefit Heart15 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Skin28 records, 12 in people
- Diarrhea Syndrome2 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome31 records, 10 in people