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American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
American Persimmon · / · American persimmon · Amerikaanse persimoen · Biɬko · Caqui americano · Common persimmon · Eastern Persimmon · Persimone · Persimó · Plaqueminier américain · Plaqueminier de Virginie · Simmon · Sugar-plum · Sugarplum · amerikanpersimoni
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US, USA, US(Amerindian), US(Appalachia), India
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Diarrhea, Dysentery, Hemorrhage, Intoxicant
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASH, BARIUM, BENZOTHIAZOLE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Ebenaceae
Scientific name: Diospyros virginiana
Common names: American Persimmon, /, American persimmon, Amerikaanse persimoen, Biɬko, Caqui americano, Common persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Persimone, Persimó, Plaqueminier américain, Plaqueminier de Virginie, Simmon, Sugar-plum, Sugarplum, amerikanpersimoni
History
The source record documents this plant in US, USA, US(Amerindian), US(Appalachia), India.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Hemorrhage
- Intoxicant
- Kidney
- Liqueur
- Metrorrhagia
- Mouth
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- Sore
- Sore(Throat)
- Stomatitis
- Uterus
- Coffee
- Lip
- Styptic
- Astringent
- Cancer
- Gargle
- Tumor
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US
- USA
- US(Amerindian)
- US(Appalachia)
- India
Documented cultural uses
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Hemorrhage
- Intoxicant
- Kidney
- Liqueur
- Metrorrhagia
- Mouth
- Sore
- Sore(Throat)
- Stomatitis
- Uterus
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- Coffee
- Lip
- Styptic
- Astringent
- Cancer
- Gargle
- Tumor
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Agronomic and physiological responses of mature ‘Rojo Brillante’ persimmon grafted onto Diospyros lotus and Diospyros virginiana under spring-regulated deficit irrigation in Mediterranean conditions · 2026 source ↗
- Common Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana L.), a Naturalized, Potentially Invasive Species in the State of California · 2018 source ↗
- Seed dispersal of <i>Diospyros virginiana</i> in the past and the present: Evidence for a generalist evolutionary strategy. · 2017 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ASH
- BARIUM
- BENZOTHIAZOLE
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- BORON
- CARBOHYDRATES
- COBALT
- COPPER
- FAT
- FIBER
- IRON
- KILOCALORIES
- LANTHANUM
- LEAD
- MANGANESE
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- MOLYBDENUM
- MYRICETIN
- NEODYMIUM
- NICKEL
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- QUERCETIN
- SODIUM
- TITANIUM
- VANADIUM
- YTTERBIUM
- YTTRIUM
- ZINC
- ZIRCONIUM
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CHROMIUM
- (E)-2-HEXENAL
- CALCIUM
- KAEMPFEROL
- MAGNESIUM
- MOLBDENUM
- NERYL-ACETATE
- PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE
- STRONTIUM
- DELPHINIDIN
- GALLIUM
- WATER
- BORNEOL
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.
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