The efficacy and contraindications of persimmon pedicle

Persimmon calyx is a Chinese medicinal material, which is the dried calyx of persimmon cake. In some areas, people also call them persimmon dices or persimmon cake stalks. We collect them and dry them to use as medicine. Its medicinal value and effect are very excellent. It can promote the production of body fluids and quench thirst, as well as strengthen the spleen and stomach, relieve cough and reduce phlegm. However, although persimmon calyx is good, there are some taboos when taking it. If you want to fully understand it, you can refer to my detailed introduction to its effects and taboos below.

The role and efficacy of persimmon calyx:

1. Protect your heart

Persimmon calyx can protect the human heart when used as medicine. It contains some antioxidant ingredients that can prevent heart aging. The vitamins and minerals it contains can also nourish the heart and enhance its contraction ability. Regular consumption of some persimmon calyx can prevent myocardial ischemia and arrhythmia.

2. Calm the mind and help sleep

Calming down the mind and promoting sleep are the main functions of persimmon calyx. It can directly act on human nerves, enhance the function of nerve centers, and prevent adverse symptoms such as anxiety and irritability. In addition, it can improve human sleep and prevent and aggravate human insomnia. For those who often suffer from insomnia in daily life, drinking persimmon calyx soaked in water directly can improve the symptoms of insomnia as soon as possible.

3. Anti-pregnancy

Persimmon calyx is also a kind of anti-pregnancy herbal medicine. It can affect human endocrine system and reduce the probability of female pregnancy. After entering the body, it will produce some anti-pregnancy interferon plugs, which can reduce the body's reproductive function to a minimum. Those who do not want to have children can directly boil persimmon calyx in water and drink it, which can have a good contraceptive effect.

Contraindications of using Persimmon Calyx:

Although the medicinal value of persimmon calyx is good, there are many taboos when taking it. The most important thing is that it cannot be taken on an empty stomach, and it cannot be eaten with foods such as pure grain wine and hot water, otherwise it will cause gastric persimmon stones, which will cause people to have severe abdominal pain. In addition, people with high blood sugar, weak spleen and stomach, and weak constitution should not eat persimmon calyx, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms and be bad for their health.

Persimmon calyx and best taboos:

Use with caution if you have sinking middle qi or weak lower body.

Persimmon calyx combination application:

Combined with clove flowers, it is used to treat stomach cold, hiccups, chest fullness and abdominal distension.

When combined with Inula rutaecarpa, all other flowers have an ascending effect, except Inula rutaecarpa, which has a descending effect. It is light in body and has a descending nature, so it can be used to reduce counterflow and stop hiccups. It can be used to treat vomiting and belching caused by spleen and stomach qi deficiency, and damp phlegm rising up. The two are used together to effectively relieve adverse reactions and stop vomiting. They are used to treat nausea, belching, and fullness under the heart caused by stomach cold and dampness.

It is paired with sword bean, which is pungent and warm. It enters the stomach and intestines meridians, can warm the middle and yang, benefit the kidney and replenish the essence. The two medicines are used together to treat stomach cold, hiccups, and symptoms where qi cannot be lowered.

Combined with loquat leaves, loquat leaves are bitter and flat, enter the lung and stomach meridians, and have the functions of relieving cough and resolving phlegm, harmonizing the stomach and relieving counterflow. The two medicines are used together, and their nature and flavors are similar. Loquat leaves help persimmon calyx to reduce adverse reactions and stop hiccups, while persimmon calyx helps loquat leaves to warm the yang, relieve cough and resolve phlegm. They are used together to treat symptoms of stomach heat, hiccups, and qi reversal and cough.

Combined with Perilla seed, Perilla seed is pungent and warm, specifically enters the lung meridian, and has the effect of warming the yang, relieving cough and relieving asthma. The three are combined to treat diseases such as phlegm congestion, qi stagnation, wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath.