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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONJUGATED-LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Fruit | not available | 2.0 | -0.84 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CORILAGIN | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMESTROL | 13 | Plant | 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. |
| COUMESTROL | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3,5-DI-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 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. |
| CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE | 19 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-RUTINOSIDE | 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. |
| CYCLIC-2,4,3,6-BIS(4,4',5,5',6,6'HEXAHYDROXYL[1,1'-BIPHENYL]2,2'-DICARBOXYLATE)1(3,4,5-TRIHYDROXYBENZOATE)BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 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. |
| D-MANNITOL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-MANNITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| D-MANNITOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| D-MANNITOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| D-MANNITOL | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| D-MANNITOL | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |