Can persimmon leaves lower blood sugar?

The round, red fruit that looks a bit like a tomato is persimmon. Many people like to eat persimmons. Persimmons are sweet and delicious, and are a good fruit to eat at home. What does a persimmon tree look like? Some people have seen it, but many people have not. Does the persimmon tree leaf have any medicinal value? Can persimmons lower blood sugar? Many diabetic patients are eager to know. The following editor will introduce it to you.

Persimmon can astringe and stop bleeding. Treat menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, leucorrhea, dysentery, diarrhea, jaundice, and prevent meningitis. Clears away heat, detoxifies, stops bleeding and relieves pain. Treat acute gastroenteritis, dysentery, cold and fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea, pharyngitis, and tonsillitis. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that persimmons have the effects of nourishing the yin of the lungs and stomach, astringing the intestines, moistening the lungs, stopping bleeding, and harmonizing the stomach. It can cure fever, relieve alcohol, replenish deficiency, quench thirst, promote bowel movement, stop bleeding, and satisfy hunger. Persimmon is rich in signature nutrients that can prevent atherosclerosis, making it the king of heart-healthy fruits.

Another feature of persimmon is that it is high in iodine. Eating persimmons is very beneficial for patients with endemic goiter caused by iodine deficiency. Persimmons are rich in carotenoids, which can prevent and treat night blindness, dry eyes and colds.

Persimmons can also help to sober up. In winter, eating frozen persimmons after drinking can not only quench your thirst and relieve hangover, but also reduce stomach heat.

[Food Introduction] Persimmon is a fruit that people like to eat. It is sweet, delicious and nutritious. Many people also like to eat frozen persimmons in winter, which has a unique flavor. Persimmons are very nutritious, containing about 1-2 times more vitamins and sugar than ordinary fruits. Eating one persimmon a day can basically meet half of the daily requirement of vitamin C. Therefore, eating persimmons is very beneficial to human health.

[Nutritional Benefits] Persimmons are rich in signature nutrients. Compared with apples, except for the zinc and copper content which are higher in apples than in persimmons, persimmons are superior in all other ingredients. A foreign proverb goes, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." However, when it comes to preventing arteriosclerosis, persimmons are far more effective than apples and can be called the king of fruits that are beneficial to heart health. Therefore, “An apple a day is worse than a persimmon a day”.

Another feature of persimmon is that it contains iodine. Therefore, eating persimmons is very helpful for patients with endemic goiter caused by iodine deficiency. When ordinary people eat it regularly, it is also very beneficial for preventing iodine deficiency. Persimmon has the effect of nourishing the lungs and stomach and clearing away dry heat. It can replenish deficiency, relieve alcohol, relieve cough, promote bowel movement, eliminate heat, stop bleeding, and also satisfy hunger. Persimmon cake has the effects of astringing the intestines, moistening the lungs, stopping bleeding, and harmonizing the stomach.

[Applicable people] Suitable for people with normal spleen and stomach digestive function. Take 1 medium-sized piece (about 100 grams) per day.

[Special Tips] Do not eat persimmons on an empty stomach. Persimmons should be eaten after meals. When eating persimmons, try to eat less persimmon peel. The persimmon frost on the surface of persimmon cake is the essence of persimmon, so don't throw it away.

[Health Traffic Light] Eating persimmons on an empty stomach can easily lead to gastric persimmon stone disease. Persimmons contain tannin, which is easily combined with iron, thus hindering the body's absorption of iron in food. Therefore, patients with anemia should eat less. Persimmons and crabs are both cold foods, so they should not be eaten together. People with chronic gastritis, delayed emptying, indigestion and other low gastric motility function, and those who have undergone subtotal gastrectomy should not eat persimmons. Persimmons have a high sugar content, so they are not suitable for diabetics.

Persimmon has so many benefits. Persimmon lovers are in for a treat. Every kind of fruit has its consumer group. We should choose the fruits that are suitable for us according to our own physical condition. Even though persimmon has high medicinal value, there are still people who are not suitable for eating it. Therefore, diabetics should not eat persimmons. Because persimmons can increase blood sugar instead of lowering it.