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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiEBV | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antieczemic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 10 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antieicosanoid | 1 | Newman, R. A., Lansky, E. P., with Block, M. L. 2007. Pomegranate - The Most Medicinal Fruit. Basic Health Publications, Laguna Beach, CA. 120 pp. |
| Antielastase | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencephalitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiendotoxic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antienteritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antierythemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antifatigue | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antifeedant | 10 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Antifertility | 5 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |