Botanical Name
:
Diospyros virginiana L.
English
Name
:
Common persimmon
Family
:
Ebenaceae
General Info
Description
A slow-growing deciduous tree , rarely exceeding 50 ft (15 m) in height. The leaves are generally elliptic, 4-6 in (10-15 cm) long, dark green on top and pale green underneath. The bark on older trunks is black and broken up into distinctive, regular square blocks. The flowers are greenish and inconspicuous, with each tree having only male (staminate) or female (pistillate) flowers, a condition called dioecious.
Herb Effects
Antiscorbutic (leaves); astringent (inner bark)
Chemistry
Active Ingredients
(E)-2-hexenal, ascorbic acid, borneol, bornyl-acetate, palmitic acid (fruit); delphinidin, kaempferol, myricetin, quercetin (plant)
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients
Name
CAS#
IUPAC Name
Formula
Structure
(E)-2-hexenal 6728-26-3
(E)-hex-2-enal C6 H10 O
Ascorbic Acid Not Available
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy C6 H8 O6
Borneol 10385-78-1
1,7,7-trimethylnorbo C10 H18 O
Bornyl acetate 20347-65-3
(1,7,7-trimethylnorb C12 H20 O2
Palmitic acid 66321-94-6
hexadecanoic acid C16 H32 O2
Delphinidin 528-53-0
[3,7-dihydroxy-2-(3, C15 H11 ClO7
Kaempferol 80714-53-0
3-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy- C33 H40 O21
Myricetin 529-44-2
3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-( C15 H10 O8
Quercetin Not Available
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen C15 H10 O7
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
To treat bloody stools (boiled fruits); as a mouth rinse in the treatment of thrush and sore throats, for warts or cancers (inner bark)
Dealers
Products
Health Remedies 
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