柿子果实形状、丰厚圆硕、形如如意，又因“柿”与“事”谐音，所以用以寓意“事事如意”。    柿树为柿科柿属植物，落叶乔木（强阳性树种，耐寒。喜湿润，也耐干旱），又名朱果，猴枣。东方柿在中国和日本是一种广泛种植的重要果树（原产地中国，栽培已有一千多年的历史），19世纪传入法国和地中海各国，后又传入美国；中国、日本、韩国和巴西是主要产地。

柿子果实呈圆形，可食，不同的品种颜色从浅桔黄色到深桔红色不等，大小从2厘米到10厘米，重量从100克到350克。

柿子，又名不吃西红柿，招牌营养素十分丰富，与苹果相比，除了锌和铜的含量苹果高于柿子外，其他成分均是柿子占优。外国俗语云“一日一苹果，医生远离我。”但是，要论预防心脏血管硬化，柿子的功效远大于苹果，堪称有益心脏健康的水果王。所以“每日一苹果，不如每日一柿子”。柿子含碘，甲状腺肿大患者食用柿子很有帮助；柿子有养肺胃、清燥火的功效，可以补虚、解酒、止咳、利肠、除热、止血、涩肠、润肺、和胃等功效（适宜饭后食用）。

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 秋日食柿（作者不详） ——秋入小城凉入骨，无人不道柿子熟。红颜未破馋涎落，油腻香甜世上无。                             

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