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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
2,3(S)-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-D-GLUCOSE 0 Root 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.
2,3(S)-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-D-GLUCOSE 0 Stem Bark 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.
2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-6-PROPENYL-PYRIDINE 0 Stem Bark 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.
2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-A-METHYL-2-PYRIDINE-ETHANOL 0 Stem Bark 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.
2-(2'-HYDROXYPROPYL-DELTA-1)-PIPERDEINE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2'-PROPENYL)-DELTA-1-PIPERIDEINE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2-PROPENYL)-DELTA'-PIPERIDEINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2-PROPENYL)-DELTA-PIPERIDEINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2-PROPENYL)-DELTA-PIPERIDEINE 0 Root Bark not available not available 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.
2-O-GALLOYL-4,6(S,S)-GALLAGOYL-D-GLUCOSE 0 Stem Bark 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.
2-O-GALLOYLPUNICALIN 0 Leaf 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.
2-O-GALLOYLPUNICALIN 0 Stem Bark not available 1100.0 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.
3'-O-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENE-ELLAGIC-ACID 0 Heart Wood 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.
3,3',4'-TRI-O-METHYLELLAGIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,3',4'-TRI-O-METHYLELLAGIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4,8,9,10-PENTAHYDROXYDIBENZO(B,D)-PYRAN-6-ONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,6-(R)-HEXAHYDROXYDIPHENOYL-(ALPHA,BETA)-1C-4-GLUCOPYRANOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-O-GALLOYL-PUNICACORTEIN 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.
6-O-GALLOYL-2,3-(S)-HEXAHYDROXYDIPHENOYL-D-GLUCOSE 0 Stem Bark not available 50.0 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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiapoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 11 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiasthmatic 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatheromic 1 Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 30 Duke, 1992 *
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 2 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticalculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 11 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.