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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
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
PUNICACORTEINS 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICACORTEINS 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICAFOLIN 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICAFOLIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICALAGIN 12 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICALAGIN 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICALAGIN 12 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICALAGIN 12 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICALAGIN 12 Stem Bark not available 1400.0 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.
PUNICALIN 7 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICALIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICALIN 7 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICALIN 7 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICALIN 7 Stem 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.
PUNICIC-ACID 8 Seed 26395.0 147100.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PUNICIC-ACID-(CIS-9,TRANS-11,CIS-13-OCTADECATRIENOIC-ACID) 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNIGLUCONIN 0 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.
PUNIGLUCONIN 0 Stem Bark not available 140.0 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.
PUNIGLUCONIN-2,3-DI-O-GALLOYL-4,6-(S)-HEXAHYDROXYDIPHENOYLGLUCONIC-ACID 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Fruit 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 *