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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASUARININ | 4 | 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. |
| CASUARININ | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CASUARININ | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| CASUARININ | 4 | Stem Bark | not available | 3200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHIN | 43 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHIN | 43 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHIN-(4,8)-GALLOCATECHIN | 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. |
| CATECHINS | 1 | Fruit | 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. |
| CEREBROSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Fruit | not available | 20.0 | -0.69 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | 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. |
| CIS-9,TRANS-11,CIS-13-TRIENE-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Fruit Juice | 8100.0 | 12300.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CONIFERYL-9-O-[BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL(1-6)]-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CONIINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Willaman, J. J., Schubert, B. G. 1961. Alkaloid Bearing Plants and their Contained Alkaloids. ARS, USDA, Tech. Bull. 1234, Supt. Doc., Washington D.C. |
| CONJUGATED-LINOLEIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nodulation-Signal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Odontolytic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 8 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Oxytocic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxyuricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P21-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |