Pomegranate:Ancient Fruit of Life Yields Modern Promise.
Article Content:
- .Basic Botanical Info of Pomegranate.
- .Pomegranate Origin and History.
- .Pomegranate Constituents and Phytochemicals.
- .Pomegranate Food Value and Uses.
- .Other Uses of Pomegranate.
- .Pomegranate Medicinal Action and Uses.
- .Suggestions and Administration of Pomegranate.
- .Safety and Toxicity Study.
- .Pomegranate and Its Modern Research Update.
Basic Botanical Info of Pomegranate.
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)
Official Latin Name: Punica granatum
Plant family:Punicaceae (pomegranate family).
Synonyms:Grenadier. Cortex granati. Ecorce de Granade. Granatwurzelrinde. Melogranato. Malicorio. Scorzo del Melogranati. Cortezade Granada.
Parts Used:The root, bark, the fruits, the rind of the fruit, the flowers.
Habitat:Western Asia. Now grows widely in Mediterranean countries, China
Other Names:Albanian:Shega;Arabic:Rumman, Roman;Armenian:Noor, Nur;Assamese:Dalim Azeri:Nar,Hap
Bengali:Dalim;Bulgarian:Nar;Catalan:Magraner;Croatian:Nar;Czech:Granatovnik, Marhanik, Granatovnik obecny, Granatove jablko;Dhivehi:Annaaru;
Danish:Granatble;Dutch:Granaatappel;Esperanto:Granato;Estonian:Harilik granaadipuu;Farsi:Anar;Finnish:Granaattiomena;French:Grenade;
Georgian:Broceuli;German:Granatapfel;Greek:Rodia, Rodi;Gujarati:Dadam (fresh fruit), Dadamna bee (dried seeds);Hebrew:Rimmon, Rimon;
Hindi:Anar (fresh fruit),Anardana (dried seeds);Hungarian:Granatalma;Icelandic:Granatepli;Indonesian:Delima;Italian:Melograno;Seongnyu,Songnyu;
Laotian:Kok mak phi la;Lithuanian:Paprastasis granatmedis;Malay:Delima;Malayalam:Matalam;Maltese:Rummiena;Dalimb (fresh fruit); Anardana, Dalimbache dane (dried seeds);
Anar:Darim;Oriya:Dalimba;Pahlawi:Anaar;Romanian:Rodie;Granat, Granatnik;Sanskrit:Darimba, Madhubiija;Slovenian:Granatno jabolko;
Spanish:Granada;Swahili:Komamanga, Kudhumani;Swedish:Granat apple;Tagalog:Granada.
Used plant part:
The interior of the pomegranate fruit is composed of many pink-red sections of pulp-like tissue, each of which contains a small seed grain. These sections are usually, slightly inaccurately, referred to as "pomegranate seeds".
Dried pomegranate seeds stem from sour varieties whose fruits cannot be eaten raw.
The bark of the pomegranate tree may be used as a very strong laxans (purgative), but it has several serious side-effects.
Reference:
1.Pomegranate:Ancient Fruit of Life Yields Modern Promise.Pomegranate Extract.




