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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-MALIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| LIGNAN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Newman, R. A., Lansky, E. P., with Block, M. L. 2007. Pomegranate - The Most Medicinal Fruit. Basic Health Publications, Laguna Beach, CA. 120 pp. |
| LIGNIN | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Newman, R. A., Lansky, E. P., with Block, M. L. 2007. Pomegranate - The Most Medicinal Fruit. Basic Health Publications, Laguna Beach, CA. 120 pp. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | 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. |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Pericarp | 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. |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-3'-O-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. |
| LUTEOLIN-3'-O-BETA-D-XYLOSIDE | 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. |
| LUTEOLIN-3'-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-3'-O-BETA-XYLOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-4'-O-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. |
| LUTEOLIN-4'-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | not available | 120.0 | -0.93 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALTOSE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Liver) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Mouth) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 2 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Thyroid) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 10 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |
| Antitussive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 12 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuricosuric | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |