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When I had my second baby, a friend who lives in Korea sent me a really cool “baby” gift: persimmon leaf tea. Great concept – new mommies need a little present as well, and for me, tea is one of the nicest gifts I could possibly get!
The following information is courtesy of Mother Nature to You Herbal Green Teas. Keep on reading…
According to multiple sources the Chinese Academy of the Sciences found that this particular tea contains a large variety of Vitamin C, tannins, flavonoids, rutin, choline carotenoids, amino acids. In addition, the tea were found to contain 10 elements: Magnesium (Mg), Manganese (Mn), titanium (Ti), calcium (Ca), phosphorous (P), and more. These elements are found to aid to healthy bodily functions. Compared to other teas, persimmon leaf tea contains a higher level of health and nutritional benefits. Analysis has shown persimmon leaf tea
Persimmon Leaf Tea from Korea
contains up to 10 times the amount of Vitamin C, tannins, flavonoids, rutin, choline and essential amino acid(Study conducted 1980. CAS). A Korean Study concluded that persimmon tea contains 3.5~20.8 times more vitamin C than green tea!
In a study conducted by the Department of Food Science & Nutrition, at the Catholic University Of Taegu-Hyosung, Hayang 712-702, in Korea, it was found that “Persimmon leaves, which are a good source of important dietary antioxidants, such as vitamin A & C, and flavonoids, have been widely used as a tea in oriental countries. In particular, several tannins and flavonoids isolated from persimmon leaf were recently found to have antihypertensive, anticarcinogenic, and antimutagenic actions” . It is the tannins and flavonoids in Persimmon leaves that provide the anti-hypertensive, anti-carcinogenic, and anti-mutagenic properties.
Persimmon leaf, which contains astragalin, when taken orally, acts as a natural antihistamine and may help reduce allergic reactions as well.
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:52 pm
I’ve heard about persimmon leaf tea a lot recently, but I have yet to try any. There’s actually a persimmon tree, with leaves low enough to harvest, within walking distance of my house. Perhaps I could learn about the time of year and method to harvest and process it, and gather some of it for myself.
I tend to be a tad skeptical though of promotional materials that focus on the antioxidant content and vitamin content of various herbal teas. Nearly all widely-consumed herbal teas are healthy, and many plant-based foods are rich in antioxidants and vitamins. And with any herbal tea that has medicinal properties, it is going to be better for some people than others, as most herbs have specific effects that may be beneficial to other people but less beneficial or possibly even harmful to others.
November 8th, 2012 at 8:44 pm
Alex, I harvest it regularly from trees near my home. It needs to be harvested in late spring or early summer, you want to harvest the leaves as soon as they reach full size. If you wait too long the leaves become thick and lose some sweetness. All that’s needed to prepare them is to dry them, I use twine and clothespins in my laundry room. Crush dried leaves and store in an airtight container and they last approximately a year.
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