Shi Zi

Name

Shi Zi (Persimmon fruit)

The Effect of Shi Zi

Property

Sweet, astringent, cold; heart, lung and large intestine meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and moisten the lung, promote the secretion of saliva, relieve thrist.

Indications

Cough, hematemesis, pyretic thirst, aphtha.

Dosage and Administrations

It is for oral taking.

Cautions

it is contraindicated in case of malaria, diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency, exogenous cough, deficiency cold in spleen and stomach, phlegm-damp.