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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiperiodontal | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperistaltic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 15 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiPGE2 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiphotophobic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiplaque | 8 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplasmodial | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplatelet | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodriac | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipolio | 4 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipredatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |