Dried Persimmon – The Importance

Persimmon is an ancient fruit consumed by people all over the world. There are many reasons to consume this wonderful fruit, including:

• It is fatty, sweet, and delicious, while being highly nutritious
• When dried, the nutritious values nearly doubles, due to the dehydration process
• Supplements your body fluids, improving your general health.
• Increases appetite and aids in gastrointestinal digestion
• Promotes the excretion of alcohol from the body
• Aids in the oxidation of alcohol
• Reduces the harm alcohol does to your body
• Softens blood vessels
• Promotes blood circulation
• Reduces blood pressure
• Increases coronary flow
• Enhances cardiovascular functions
• Aids in the reduction of symptoms of illnesses such as chronic drinking, constipation, indigestion, thyroid diseases, frailness, diarrhea, loose stool, chronic gastritis, gastric motility dysfunction, etc.
• Aids in the treatment of bleeding, vomiting blood, and homeostasis illnesses, as well as being an anti-inflammatory.
• Helps in curing endemic goiter induced by iodine deficiency
• Stimulates your senses, keeping you more alert for longer
• Soothes acid reflux, more commonly known as heartburn
• Smoothens your skin
• Helps you to develop retentive memory

Despite the advantages, there are some things you need to be careful for in consuming persimmon. Persimmon is not recommended for anemic patients, as the fruit contain tannin, which binds well with iron and may interfere with the body’s absorption of the mineral. Iron is vital in the treatment with anemia.

Milk is also not advised to be eaten with Persimmon. You should wait for at least an hour after drinking milk before consuming the fruit. Persimmon is also not advised to be consumed on an empty stomach. Thus, it is usually eaten as a dessert.

Persimmon has been consumed for over 700 years. Although it originated in China, it was mentioned in the philosophical texts of early Greek thinkers such as Plotinus, Anaximander, Thales, Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates, due to its enduring features. It was even known as nature’s candy and fruit of the gods. This definitely alleviates the fruit’s status today. Now, it is consumed by millions of people all over the world.

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