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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cataractagenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Cathartic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cestodicide | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Chelator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive (Breast Cancer) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive (Colon Cancer) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 3 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choline-Sparing | 1 | Singleton, V.L. 1981. Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants: Phenolic Substances of Plant Origin Common in Foods. Advances in Food Research 27: 149-217. |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coagulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |