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It is the dried perennial calyx of Diospyros kaki Thunb, family Ebenaceae. The perennial calyxes are collected in autumn and winter when they are ripe or when they are eaten, washed clean and dried in the sunshine. The raw are used.
[ Medicinal Properties]: Bitter, astringent and neutral; relate to stomach meridian.
[ Medicinal Efficacies ]: Check adverse rise of qi and direct qi downward.
[ Clinical Applications ]: Hiccup For that caused by cold in stomach, it is used in combination with Dingxiang and Shengjiang in Shidi Decoction; for that due to stomach heat, with Lugen and Zhuru; for vomiting and nausea due to stomach deficiency, with Dangshen and Dingxiang in Dingxiang Shidi Decoction; for that due to phlegm-fluid retention, with Xuanfuhua and Banxia.
[ Usage and Dosage]: 4.5-9g.
柿蒂 为柿树科植物柿Diospyros kaki Thunb的干燥宿萼。主产于四川、广东、广西、 福建等地。秋、冬二季果实成熟时采摘或食用时收集,洗净、晒干。生用。