WOOD SANTO (diospyros kaki)

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	WOOD SANTO
	*diospyros kaki*

Name
WOOD SANTO

Scientific Name
diospyros kaki

WOOD SANTO

Family: Ebenáceas.

Description: Tree provided with turgid and graft stem with one wins spherical, ramifications sharpened, of up to 10 ms of height. The leaves are made oval, oblong, something acuminadas, shining in the superior lamina, pubescentes in the inferior one, with the excellent nerviación. The flowers are solitary, with the chalice greater than the corola, that is yellowish. The masculine flowers have up to 24 estambres, and the 8 feminine ones. The fruit is a globosa with 8 compartments and 8 squashed, hard oval seeds and acuminadas, with the pulp of orange color yellow, viscous, sweet berry. The plant comes from Japan, although at the moment it is cultivated in all the Mediterranean river basin. The fruits are collected in winter.

Used parts: The fruits.

Composed chemical: Glucose, fruitful, proteins, tannin, carotenes, vitamin C, pectina.

Properties: Astringent, laxative, nutritious.

Way of use: Immature or mature pulp.

Note: With the fruit, after their maturation, exquisite nutritious jams are prepared. In cosmetic, it serves for the preparation of masks with pulp of immature fruit, with fortaleciente action. The mature pulp has laxative action in the children.

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