酸、甘、平。止泻痢。
酸、涩、温。入手足太阴，兼足厥阴经血分。和胃理脾，伐肝敛肺。专治筋病，能疗暑
湿。
（血为热迫，筋转而痛。气为湿滞，筋缓而软。木瓜凉血收脱，故可并治。）得桑叶，治霍
乱
腹痛。配槟榔，治香港脚冲心。配杜仲酒，治久痢。（木瓜醒筋骨之湿，杜仲合筋骨之离，用
以收之，痢疾自止。）佐生地，加乳、没，治项强筋急。（肝肾受邪也。）和青盐、甘菊、艾
茸，治肾脏虚冷，气攻腹胁，胀满疼痛。
调鳝鱼涎，贴反花痔疮。
宣州陈久者良。勿犯铁器，以铜刀切片。多食损齿及骨，病癃闭。血虚脚软者禁用。
枝、叶
酸、涩、温。治热痢。
一名棠 子，一名山里果。
酸、甘、微温。入足太阴、阳明经。消积散瘀，破气化痰。理疮疡，除儿枕，疗疝气，
发痘
疹。得紫草煎酒调服，发痘疹。得茴香，治偏坠疝气。配鹿茸，治老人腰痛。入艾汤调服，
治肠风下血。
去核用。核能化食磨积，治疝，催生。研碎，化瘀。勿研，消食。童便浸，姜汁炒炭，
去积
血甚效。气虚便溏，脾虚不食，二者禁用。服人参者忌之。
即红柿
甘、涩、寒。入手足太阴经血分。止口干，压胃热，通耳鼻。（肺肾二脏之火上炎，则
外窍
闭而不通，火气下降，外窍自清。）
忌与酒同食。又忌蟹，恐致腹痛。多食引痰饮上升。
柿干
甘、涩、平。入手足太阴经血分。润肺宁嗽。疗肺痿，去肠风。得粳米、豆豉，治耳
聋鼻塞。得青黛、竹茹，治痰血。烧炭，治下血。同饭蒸食，治反胃。柿饼一个，煮汁热饮
，治产后咳逆。
柿霜
甘，凉。入手太阴经。生津止渴，化痰宁嗽，清心肺郁热。治咽喉口疮，止劳伤吐血
。配柿蒂炭，敷 疮。
柿蒂
煮汁服，治呃逆。加丁香、生姜，开痰散郁，其功甚疾。
丁香柿蒂汤，治呃逆也。而不知有病后气虚之呃。脾胃伤气，水挟相火，直冲清道而呃。
邪
火遏抑，误服参、术，闭于中焦而呃。虚人阴乏，阳气暴逆于下，至上焦而不能出则呃。若
概以柿蒂汤投之，其呃未有不甚者也。
【棠梨枝叶】
味酸、甘，性涩、寒。主治霍乱引起的呕吐腹泻，以及小腿抽筋、腹部疼痛，可与木瓜一起煎煮成汁，细细饮用。
【烘柿（即红柿）】
味酸、甘，性平。具有止泻痢的功效。
味酸、涩，性温。归入手经和足太阴脾经，兼入足厥阴肝经的血分。能调和胃气、调理脾气，抑制肝气过亢并收敛肺气。专门治疗筋脉病变，能够疗治暑湿之邪。（血液受热邪逼迫，导致筋脉拘挛而痛；气机因湿邪阻滞，导致筋脉弛缓而软弱。木瓜能凉血并固摄脱失之气，因此可以一并治疗。）与桑叶配合，可治疗霍乱引起的腹痛。与槟榔配伍，可治疗香港脚（脚气病）冲心证。与杜仲酒同用，可治疗久痢不愈。（木瓜能醒神祛筋骨之湿，杜仲能补益筋骨之亏损，二者合用以收敛固涩，痢疾自然停止。）佐以生地黄，加入乳香、没药，可治疗项部强直、筋脉拘急。（这是肝肾受邪所致。）与青盐、甘菊、艾绒配合，可治疗肾脏虚冷，寒气攻冲腹胁，导致胀满疼痛。
用鳝鱼涎调匀，外贴于反花痔疮处。
宣州出产且陈久的品质较好。使用时不要接触铁器，应用铜刀切片。多吃会损伤牙齿和骨骼，导致小便不通。血虚导致脚软者禁用。
【枝、叶】
味酸、涩，性温。治疗热痢。
【棠子（一名山里果）】
味酸、甘，性微温。归入足太阴脾经、足阳明胃经。能消除积滞、散瘀血，破气化痰。调理疮疡，消除产后瘀血块（儿枕），治疗疝气，透发痘疹。与紫草一起煎酒调服，可透发痘疹。与茴香配合，治疗偏坠疝气。与鹿茸配伍，治疗老年人腰痛。加入艾叶汤中调服，治疗肠风下血。
去核使用。核能消化食物、磨除积滞，治疗疝气，催生。研碎后使用可化瘀血。若不研碎则用于消食。用童便浸泡，姜汁炒炭后使用，去除积血效果显著。气虚便溏、脾虚不能进食者，二者均禁用。服用人参者忌用。
【即红柿】
味甘、涩，性寒。归入手经和足太阴脾经的血分。止口干，清降胃热，通利耳鼻。（肺肾二脏的火气上炎，会导致外部孔窍闭塞不通；火气下降，外部孔窍自然清净。）
忌与酒同食。又忌与螃蟹同食，恐怕导致腹痛。多吃会引起痰饮上升。
【柿干】
味甘、涩，性平。归入手经和足太阴脾经的血分。润肺止咳。治疗肺痿，清除肠风。与粳米、豆豉配合，治疗耳聋鼻塞。与青黛、竹茹配合，治疗痰中带血。烧成炭后，治疗下部出血。与饭一起蒸食，治疗反胃。一个柿饼，煮汁热饮，治疗产后咳嗽气逆。
【柿霜】
味甘，性凉。归入手太阴肺经。生津止渴，化痰止咳，清解心肺郁热。治疗咽喉口疮，止住劳伤吐血。与柿蒂炭配合，外敷疮疡。
【柿蒂】
煎汁服用，治疗呃逆。加入丁香、生姜，能开痰散郁，功效迅速。
有“丁香柿蒂汤”用于治疗呃逆，但人们不知道还有病后气虚导致的呃逆。脾胃受伤导致气虚，水湿挟带相火，直冲清道而引起呃逆。邪火被遏制，误服人参、白术，导致气闭于中焦而引起呃逆。虚人阴液匮乏，阳气暴逆于下，到达上焦却无法排出而引起呃逆。如果一概用柿蒂汤投治，其呃逆症状没有不加重的。
[Branches and Leaves of Crataegus pinnatifida (Tangli)]
Acid, sweet, astringent, cold. Treats cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, muscle cramps in the calves, and abdominal pain; decocted together with Chaenomelis Fructus (Mugua) into juice, to be sipped slowly.
[Hongshi / Persimmon]
Acid, sweet, neutral. Stops dysentery and diarrhea.
Acid, astringent, warm. Enters the blood aspect of the Hand and Foot Taiyin meridians, and also the Foot Jueyin meridian. Harmonizes the stomach and regulates the spleen, suppresses the liver, and astringes the lungs. Specifically treats disorders of the sinews, and can cure summerheat-dampness. (When blood is forced by heat, sinews contract causing pain; when qi is stagnant due to dampness, sinews become flaccid and soft. Chaomeng cools blood and secures against collapse, thus treating both.) Combined with Mori Folium (Sangye), it treats abdominal pain due to cholera. Paired with Arecae Semen (Binglang), it treats Hongkong foot (Jiaoxie) rushing to the heart. With Duzhong wine, it treats chronic dysentery. (Chaomeng awakens and removes dampness from sinews and bones; Duzhong combines and tonifies sinews and bones. Used together to secure and stop, dysentery ceases naturally.) Assisted by Shengdi Huang, plus Ruxiang and Moyao, it treats nuchal rigidity and sinew tension. (This is due to pathogenic factors affecting the Liver and Kidney.) Combined with Qingyan, Ganju, and Aijun, it treats Kidney deficiency-cold, where Qi attacks the abdomen and hypochondrium causing distension and pain.
Mixed with eel saliva and applied externally to fan-shaped hemorrhoids.
Those from Xuanzhou that are aged are superior. Do not use iron vessels; slice with a copper knife. Excessive consumption damages teeth and bones, leading to strangury. Contraindicated for those with blood deficiency causing weak legs.
[Branches and Leaves]
Acid, astringent, warm. Treats heat dysentery.
[Tangzi / Also known as Shanliguo]
Acid, sweet, slightly warm. Enters the Foot Taiyin and Foot Yangming meridians. Eliminates accumulation and disperses stasis, breaks up Qi stagnation and transforms phlegm. Regulates sores and ulcers, eliminates postpartum uterine mass (Erzhen), treats hernia, and promotes eruption of smallpox/rashes. Decocted with Zicao in wine and taken orally, it promotes eruption of smallpox/rashes. Combined with Huixiang, it treats oblique hernia. Paired with Lurong, it treats lower back pain in the elderly. Taken with Ai Ye decoction, it treats intestinal wind bleeding.
Use without the core. The core can digest food and grind away accumulation, treat hernia, and facilitate childbirth. When crushed, it resolves stasis. When not crushed, it aids digestion. Soaked in children's urine, stir-fried to charcoal with Jiang汁 (Ginger juice), it is very effective at removing accumulated blood. Contraindicated for those with Qi deficiency and loose stools, and for those with Spleen deficiency and anorexia. Contraindicated for those taking Renshen.
[Refers to Hongshi / Red Persimmon]
Sweet, astringent, cold. Enters the blood aspect of the Hand and Foot Taiyin meridians. Stops dry mouth, suppresses Stomach heat, and unblocks the ears and nose. (When Fire of the Lung and Kidney organs flares upward, external orifices close and become blocked; when Fire Qi descends, external orifices clear naturally.)
Contraindicated to eat with alcohol. Also contraindicated with crab, lest it cause abdominal pain. Excessive consumption draws phlegm-fluids upward.
[Dried Persimmon]
Sweet, astringent, neutral. Enters the blood aspect of the Hand and Foot Taiyin meridians. Moistens the lungs and calms coughing. Treats Fei Wei (Lung萎/atrophy), removes intestinal wind. Combined with Jingmi and Douchi, it treats deafness and nasal congestion. Combined with Qingdai and Zhuru, it treats hemoptysis with phlegm. Burnt to charcoal, it treats lower bleeding. Steamed with rice, it treats regurgitation/vomiting. One Shibing (Persimmon cake), boiled into juice and drunk hot, treats postpartum cough and rebellious Qi.
[Persimmon Frost]
Sweet, cool. Enters the Hand Taiyin meridian. Generates fluids and stops thirst, transforms phlegm and calms coughing, clears depression-heat in the Heart and Lungs. Treats throat and oral ulcers, stops hematemesis due to consumptive disease. Paired with Shidi Tan (Charred Persimmon Calyx), applied externally to sores.
[Persimmon Calyx]
Decocted and taken orally, it treats hiccups. Added with Dingxiang and Shengjiang, it opens phlegm and dissipates depression, with rapid efficacy.
There is "Dingxiang Shidi Tang" for treating hiccups, but people do not know about hiccups caused by Qi deficiency after illness. When Spleen and Stomach damage Qi, water carries Ministerial Fire straight up the clear pathway causing hiccups. When Evil Fire is suppressed, mistaken administration of Renshen and Baizhu causes closure in the Middle Jiao leading to hiccups. In deficient persons lacking Yin, Yang Qi violently rebels downward, reaches the Upper Jiao but cannot exit, causing hiccups. If one generally administers Shidi Tang, the hiccups will inevitably worsen.