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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUNICACORTEINS | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEINS | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICAFOLIN | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICAFOLIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICALAGIN | 12 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICALAGIN | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICALAGIN | 12 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICALAGIN | 12 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICALAGIN | 12 | Stem Bark | not available | 1400.0 | 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. |
| PUNICALIN | 7 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICALIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICALIN | 7 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICALIN | 7 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICALIN | 7 | Stem Bark | not available | 550.0 | 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. |
| PUNICIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 26395.0 | 147100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICIC-ACID-(CIS-9,TRANS-11,CIS-13-OCTADECATRIENOIC-ACID) | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNIGLUCONIN | 0 | Bark | 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. |
| PUNIGLUCONIN | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 140.0 | 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. |
| PUNIGLUCONIN-2,3-DI-O-GALLOYL-4,6-(S)-HEXAHYDROXYDIPHENOYLGLUCONIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiolytic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphidifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteristat | 3 | Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198. |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 7 | Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447. |
| Beta-Blocker | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bifidogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchoconstrictor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |