Persimmon

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Malaya, India, AM, AU, BE, BR

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antidote(Wood oil), Antivinous, Astringent, Cough

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID, BETULIN

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 kaki

Common names: Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon (EN), Japanese persimmon, Kaki, Kaki,Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kakipflaume (DE), Plaqueminier, Plaqueminier du Japon, Trabzon Hurmasi, caqui, caqui-do-japão, caquieiro, caquizeiro, kaki, kaki persimmon, kakiplomme, persimmon, persimon

POWO: 322553-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Malaya, India, Elsewhere, AM, AU, BE, BR.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antidote(Wood oil)
• Antivinous
• Astringent
• Cough
• Demulcent
• Diarrhea
• Dypsnoea
• Dyspnea

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Malaya
• India
• Elsewhere
• AM
• AU
• BE
• BR

Documented cultural uses

• Antidote(Wood oil)
• Antivinous
• Astringent
• Cough
• Demulcent
• Diarrhea
• Dypsnoea
• Dyspnea
• Enterorrhagia
• Expectorant
• Fever
• Flux

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Antidote(Wood oil) · China · "
• Antivinous · China · "
• Astringent · China · "
• Cough · Malaya · "
• Cough · China · "
• Cough · India · "
• Demulcent · China · "
• Diarrhea · China · "
• Dypsnoea · India · "
• Dyspnea · Malaya · "
• Enterorrhagia · China · "
• Expectorant · China · "
• Fever · China · "
• Flux · China · "
• Hiccup · Elsewhere · "
• Hypertension · China · "
• Piles · China · "
• Restorative · China · "
• Sore · China · "
• Stomachic · China · "
• Vermifuge · China · "
• Wound · China · "
• Anodyne · China · "
• Coffee · India · "

3 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

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

• Physiological investigation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-mediated salt tolerance in persimmon (Diospyros kaki) seedlings · 2026 source ↗
• Terpenoids From Leaves of Diospyros kaki and Their Neuroprotective Effects. · 2026 source ↗
• [Chemical constituents of leaves of Diospyros kaki (Ⅲ)]. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULINIC-ACID
• BETULIN

Legality

CITES: Appendix II/NC

II — Populations of Madagascar. — 12/06/2013

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This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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