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Plant Punica granatum (Punicaceae)

Common Names
Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PELARGONIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
PELARGONIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELLETIERINE 12 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELLETIERINE 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELLETIERINE 12 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELLETIERINE 12 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENETHYL-RUTINOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE 2 Seed not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
PHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
PHOSPHOLIPIDS 0 Seed not available not available not available Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 80.0 3182.0 -0.01 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Fruit 170.0 892.0 -0.07 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PIPERIDINES 0 Root Bark not available 8000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERIDINES 0 Stem Bark not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
POLYPHENOLS 30 Fruit 2200.0 10500.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
POMEGRANATATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 1330.0 18950.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-1 1 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.
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (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.