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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
Select a Results View:
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PELARGONIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELARGONIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| PELARGONIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELLETIERINE | 12 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELLETIERINE | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELLETIERINE | 12 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELLETIERINE | 12 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENETHYL-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE | 2 | Seed | 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. |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| PHOSPHOLIPIDS | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 80.0 | 3182.0 | -0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Fruit | 170.0 | 892.0 | -0.07 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PIPERIDINES | 0 | Root Bark | not available | 8000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERIDINES | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYPHENOLS | 30 | Fruit | 2200.0 | 10500.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POMEGRANATATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 1330.0 | 18950.0 | 0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-1 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticancer (Colon) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Esophagus) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Mouth) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 1 | Merck 7th Ed. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Anticarcinomic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 9 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |