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Botanical Name |
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Diospyros kaki Thunb. |
English
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Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki. |
Synonym(s) |
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Diospyros chinensis Blume. |
Family |
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Ebenaceae |
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General Info
Description |
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A multitrunked or single-stemmed deciduous tree to 25 ft. high and at least as wide. Leaves are alternate, simple, ovate and up to 7 inches long and 4 inches wide. They are often pale, slightly yellowish green in youth, turning a dark, glossy green as they age. The inconspicuous flowers surrounded by a green calyx tube are borne in the leaf axils of new growth from one-year old wood. Female flowers are single and cream-colored while the pink-tinged male flowers are typically borne in threes. On male plants, especially, occasional perfect (bisexual) flowers occur, producing an atypical fruit. |
Herb Effects |
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Appetizer, sialagogue; astringent and styptic (stem bark); antitussive, astringent, laxative, nutritive and stomachic (fruit) |
Chemistry
Active Ingredients |
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Betulin (root, stem bark); betulinic acid (calyx, leaf, root) |
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Betulin |
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C30H50O2 |
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Betulinic Acid |
4481-62-3 |
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C30H46O3 |
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Pharmacology
Medicinal Use |
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In the treatment of constipation and haemorrhoids, to treat diarrhoea, bronchial complaints, hypertension (fruit); to treat coughs and hiccups (peduncle) |
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