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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

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
JNK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Juvabional 4 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Keratolytic 1 Martindale's 29th
Larvistat 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Laxative 13 Duke, 1992 *
Laxative? 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91.
Leucocytogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Leukotriene-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Lipolytic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Lipotropic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 15 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Lithogenic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Lubricant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
MAPK-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.