The efficacy and function of Luofu persimmon

As people's living standards continue to improve, health and longevity are gradually valued by us, so nowadays health-preserving diet therapy methods are very popular, the trend of traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular, and Chinese medicine has once again occupied people's vision. Today we will talk about the Chinese medicine Luofu persimmon.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the leaves and stem bark of Luofu persimmon of the Ebenaceae family.

[Original form] Tree or dung tree, up to 20m high. The bark is black and peels off in flakes. The branches are gray-brown with scattered long round lenticels, and the young branches are covered with short soft hairs. Leaves are alternate; petioles are about 1 cm long, sparsely covered with short soft hairs when young, with very narrow wings at the tip; leaves are thin leathery, oblong, 5-10 cm long, 2.5-4 cm wide, with short acuminate or obtuse tip, cuneate base, slightly curled margins, shiny, dark green above, green below, often gray-brown above and often turning brown below when dry; midrib is convex below, with 4-6 lateral veins on each side. Male inflorescences are short, axillary, recurved, and rusty-colored hairy; male flowers are white; calyx is bell-shaped, hairy, 4-lobed, and the lobes are triangular; corolla is nearly pot-shaped when open, 4-lobed, and the lobes are ovate and recurved; stamens are 16-20, inserted at the base of the corolla tube, each 2 stamens are fused into a pair, and the ventral 1 is shorter; pedicel is 2mm. Female flowers are axillary and solitary; calyx is shallowly cup-shaped, covered with soft hairs on the outside and densely covered with brown silky hairs on the inside, 4-lobed, and the lobes are triangular; corolla is nearly pot-shaped, about 7mm long, with light brown silky hairs on the inside, 4-lobed, and the lobes are ovate and acute at the apex; there are 6 reduced stamens; ovary is spherical, with 4 styles, usually fused to the middle, and with white hairs; pedicel is about 2mm long. The berry is spherical, about 1.8cm in diameter, yellow and shiny. The persistent calyx is nearly flat, square, with silky hairs on the inside and 4 shallow lobes. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is November.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on hillsides at an altitude of 1100-1450m, under sparse woods in valleys, dense forests, thickets, or beside streams and water.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; astringent; cool

【Functions and indications】Detoxification and anti-inflammatory; astringent and antidiarrheal. Mainly food poisoning; diarrhea; dysentery; burns caused by water or fire

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g, fresh leaves can be used up to 30g. For external use: mass, grind into powder, and apply on affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After understanding some of the effects and common knowledge of Luofu persimmon, I hope that everyone will use scientific methods in the process of consumption to make it play a greater role.