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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROCYANIDIN-B-2 | 1 | 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. |
| PROLINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 7700.0 | 73000.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 25000.0 | -1.86 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOPELLETIERINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOPELLETIERINE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOPELLETIERINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-A | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-A | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-A | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 30.0 | 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. |
| PUNICACORTEIN-B | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-B | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-B | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 30.0 | 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. |
| PUNICACORTEIN-C | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-C | 1 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-C | 1 | Stem Bark | not available | 950.0 | 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. |
| PUNICACORTEIN-D | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-D | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-D | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 60.0 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Metal-Chelator | 3 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Musculotropic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mydriatic | 2 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Myostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Natriuretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 3 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nematistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |