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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MALVIDIN 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-PENTOSE-GLYCOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MANNITOL 18 Pericarp 8000.0 19000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MANNITOL 18 Twig not available 5000.0 not available Hegnauer, R. 1962-1997. Chemotaxonomie der Pflanzen, Bde 1-11. Birkhauser Verlag Basel, Boston, Berlin.
MASLINIC-ACID 6 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MELATONIN 23 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-GALLATE 16 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.
METHYL-ISOPELLETIERINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ISOPELLETIERINE 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PELLETIERINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PELLETIERINE 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MUCILAGE 3 Pericarp 6000.0 340000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Petiole 6000.0 340000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN 34 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.
N-(2',5'-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)-PYRIDIUM-CHLORIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-METHYLPELLETIERENE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-METHYLPELLETIERENE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN-4'-METHYLETHER-7-O-ALPHA-L-ARABINOFURANOSYL(1,6)BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 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.
NARINGIN 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticholestatic 1 Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992.
Anticholinesterase 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlastogen 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlaudificant? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric 4 Martindale's 28th
Anticoagulant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Anticold 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticolitic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticollegenase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticomplement 2 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.
Anticomplementary 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 5 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCRP 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *