benefits of persimmon

Benefits of Persimmon

51. Hemophilia
Wash 30g dried persimmon, 30g lotus root, 15g kinh gi?i (elsholtzia ciliate, available at any supermarket (well, perhaps not EVERY supermarket in Sydney) individually. Cut the persimmon in half, slice the lotus root and put, along with the flowers, into a pot. Pour in two bowls of water and leave for 15 minutes. Add 10ml honey to the mixture and then drink. Drink the remedy for 15 consecutive days and then take a break for a few days. Start the cycle again and continue until the hemophilia ceases (or you get sick from too many persimmons).
52. Hemorrhoids
Soak 12g dried persimmon in one bowl of water for ten minutes. Drink the mixture. Or, cook 12g dried persimmon with 50g rice in two bowls of the water until it looks like porridge and eat twice a day (persimmon porridge. A new taste treat. Not sure how it cures hemorrhoids).
53. Skin allergies
Wash and grind 500g unripe persimmon. Place in a large bowl. Add 1.5 liters water, mix and leave out in the sun for seven days. Throw away the solid residue and keep the water. Leave the water in the sun for a further three days and then pour into a jar. Use a piece of cotton wool to apply the liquid four times a day to areas where your skin suffers from allergies or is particularly sensitive (It doesnt explain what you do for the 10 days while the persimmon juice is out in the sun, and how you have it out in the sun but not in the rain, and how you stop the local dogs and tigers from drinking it).
54. Keeping the Body to Keep Slim
Persimmon proved to have efficacy similar to apples. Health experts often recommend to eat an apple for people who are on a diet. Astringent persimmons usually continue to ripen at room temperature. Both kinds of persimmons should be gathered from the tree using handheld pruning shears (as in mango), leaving the calyx intact, unless the fruit is to be used for drying, while taking care not to bruise.
55. Preventing heart disease
Eating a persimmon fruit each day can help you prevent heart disease. Antioxidant compounds contained in the persimmon able to maintain the flexibility of blood vessels so there is no blockage. Dried persimmon fruits (hoshigaki in Japan) can be used in cookies, cakes, muffins, puddings, salads and as a topping in breakfast cereal.
56. Lowering Cholesterol Levels
Persimmon fruits contain polyphenols that may serve to reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the body. Dried fruits are also used as snacks or used in desserts. They are used widely to make the traditional Korean spicy recipe, sujeonggwa, while the matured, fermented fruit is used to make persimmon vinegar called gamsikcho
57. Low Calories fruit
Persimmon fruits contain polyphenols that may serve to reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the body. Persimmon fruit pudding is a popular dessert which uses fresh fruits. Ripe persimmon fruits are safe for human consumption, including in the pregnant women. Allergic reactions to the fruit are very rare.
58. Hypertension or high blood pressure
Persimmon fruit juice added a little warm water and drink once a day. Astringent variety persimmon fruits generally harvested while they are hard but fully matured. On the otherhand, Nonastringent types are ready for harvesting when they achieve fullcolor, and slightly soft in consistency.
59. Coughing up phlegm and asthma
Take two pieces of dried persimmon and then add a little water and then steamed until cooked. Then puree and add 1 tablespoon of pure honey. Persimmons can be eaten fresh, dried, or cooked. Raw fruits can be cut into quarters or eaten wholesome like an apple. Their flavor ranges from a firm to mushy and is very sweet.
60. Treat Stomach Pain
Fresh persimmon contains 19.6% carbohydrates, mainly fructose and glucose, 0.7% protein, vitamin A and potassium. Fresh Persimmon fruits also contain healthy amounts of minerals like potassium, manganese (15% of DRI), copper (12% of DRI), and phosphorus. Manganese is a cofactor for the enzyme, superoxide dismutase, which is a very powerful free radical scavenger. Copper is a cofactor for many vital enzymes, including cytochrome coxidase and superoxide dismutase (other minerals function as cofactors for this enzyme are manganese, and zinc). Copper is also required for the production of red blood cells.