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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROCYANIDIN-B-2 | 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. |
| PROLINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 7700.0 | 73000.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 25000.0 | -1.86 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOPELLETIERINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOPELLETIERINE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOPELLETIERINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-A | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-A | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-A | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 30.0 | 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. |
| PUNICACORTEIN-B | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-B | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-B | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 30.0 | 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. |
| PUNICACORTEIN-C | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-C | 1 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-C | 1 | Stem Bark | not available | 950.0 | 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. |
| PUNICACORTEIN-D | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-D | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICACORTEIN-D | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 60.0 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihemolytic | 2 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemophilic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatitic | 3 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Akao, M. and Kuroda, K. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Fumaric Acid on Hepatocarcinogenesis by Thioacetamide in Mice. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2012-2014, 1990. |
| Antihepatotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 20 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiherpetic | 18 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 14 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiHIV | 19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHot-Flash | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperglycemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperinsulinemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |