Pomegranate

The Medicinal value

of

Fruit: Pomegranate

Punica granatum Linn.

Presented by

Dr. Sudhakar Kokate

Director PPRC, India

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About Pomegranate

Family: Punicaceae

A shrub or small tree

Native of Iran, Afghanistan &

Baluchistan

Bark: smooth, dark grey

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About Pomegranate

Leaves: 2 – 8 cm long, oblong shining

above

Flowers: scarlet red, sometimes yellow

Fruits: globose, crowned

Several types of pomegranates available

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About Pomegranate

Distinguishing factors of the fruit:

1. Shape, colour, thickness of rind, taste,

colour of seeds

2. Vary in diameter 8 – 12 cms.

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Types of Pomegranate in India

Alandi

Bedana

Dholka

Kabul

Kandahari

Musket Red

Paper shell

Poona

Spanish ruby

Vellodu

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Prominent varieties

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Analysis of the edible

portion of Pomegranate (68%)

NO. ITEM CONTENT

1 Moisture 78.0

2 Protein 1.6

3 Fat 0.1

4 Fibre 5.1

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NO. ITEM CONTENT

5 Carbohydrates 14.5

6 Minerals 0.7

7 Calcium 10

8 Magnesium 12

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NO. ITEM CONTENT

9 Oxalic acid 14

10 Phosphorus 70

11 Iron 0.3

12 Sodium 0.9

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NO. ITEM CONTENT

13 Potassium 133

14 Copper 0.2

15 Chlorine 2

16 Carotene --

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NO. ITEM CONTENT

17 Thiamine 0.06

18 Riboflavin 0.10

19 Nicotinic acid 0.30

20 Vitamin C. 14 mg / 100 gm

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“Pomegranate juice” PPRC/INDIA 14

Pomegranate juice

A delicious juice prepared from fruits

The quality of juice is determined by its

acid and sugar contents

Acidity of juice – range 0.45 to 3.47 g /

100 ml

Reducing sugars – 7.8 to 13.7 g / 100 ml

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Pomegranate juice

Juice blends well with other juices

because presence of high acidity its

probability

Pomegranate juice can be converted into

an excellent syrup

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Pomegranate juice

Juice easily ferments and may be used for

the production of wines

Fresh juice used as an ingredient of

cooling and refrigerant mixture and of

medicines for dyspepsia

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How to make Pomegranate juice

1. Cut open your pomegranate

2. Submerge it in a large bowl filled with

water

3. Remove seeds underwater where seeds

will sink to the bottom and yellow /

white membrane will float

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4. Discard the peel and the membranes

5. Strain water out of the seeds

6. Put into the blender

7. Run your blender a few times to break

the seeds

8. Place strainer over a bowl

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9. Pour the seed mixture over the strainer

10. Use a spoon / spatula to press against

the strainer to extract as much juice as

possible

11. Add 1/3 cup sugar per 1.5 cup juice of

pomegranate

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12. Add water into it and dilute as per

requirements

13. Refrigerate this juice for some time

14. Enjoy this chilled juice with a pinch of

salt into it

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Medicinal value

Rind valued as astringent in diarrhoea

and dysentery

Juice of leaves and young fruit and the

decoction of the bark used in dysentery

In Java, ink is made from infusion of the

leaves in native vinegar

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Medicinal value

Sweet pomegranate – mildly laxative

Good in stomach inflammation and heart

pain

Powdered buds used in bronchitis

Seeds to be stomachic

The pulp cardiac and stomachic

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Medicinal value

Wood for making small objects

Leaf juice showed a powerful inhibitory

action upon TMV infection

It possesses antibiotic activity

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Chemical constituents

85 % water

10 % sugar (fructose, glucose)

1.5 % organic acids (ascorbic, citric, malic

acids)

Bioactive compounds (polyphenols,

flavonoids = anthocyanins)

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Chemical constituents

Pomegranates are a major source of

lipids = 12 – 20 % of total dry weight of

seeds

Also these lipids have high content of

unsaturated fatty acids

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Unsaturated fatty acids are:

Linolenic

Linoleic

Punicic

Oleic

Stearic

Palmitic

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