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Common Names
Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALVIDIN | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN-PENTOSE-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MANNITOL | 18 | Pericarp | 8000.0 | 19000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNITOL | 18 | Twig | not available | 5000.0 | not available | Hegnauer, R. 1962-1997. Chemotaxonomie der Pflanzen, Bde 1-11. Birkhauser Verlag Basel, Boston, Berlin. |
| MASLINIC-ACID | 6 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELATONIN | 23 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-GALLATE | 16 | Heart Wood | not available | not available | not available | Seeram, N. P., Schulman, R. N., and Heber, D., eds. 2006. Pomegranates - Ancient Roots to Modern Medicine. Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton, FL. 244 pp. |
| METHYL-ISOPELLETIERINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ISOPELLETIERINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-PELLETIERINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-PELLETIERINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Pericarp | 6000.0 | 340000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Petiole | 6000.0 | 340000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICETIN | 34 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Seeram, N. P., Schulman, R. N., and Heber, D., eds. 2006. Pomegranates - Ancient Roots to Modern Medicine. Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton, FL. 244 pp. |
| N-(2',5'-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)-PYRIDIUM-CHLORIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-METHYLPELLETIERENE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-METHYLPELLETIERENE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NARINGENIN-4'-METHYLETHER-7-O-ALPHA-L-ARABINOFURANOSYL(1,6)BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Seeram, N. P., Schulman, R. N., and Heber, D., eds. 2006. Pomegranates - Ancient Roots to Modern Medicine. Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton, FL. 244 pp. |
| NARINGIN | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amblyopic | 1 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Anabolic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 5 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Antiacne | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antiadenovirus | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. |