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Pomegranate Punica

granatum

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Pomegranate Punica granatum

Native: Iranian Plateau

and Himalayas in North

Pakistan & North India

Family: Punicaceae

Height: 5-8m tall

Deciduous shrub or

Small trees

Leaf shape: Narrow

Oblong

Edible

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Hindi: Anar अअअअ

Manipuri: Kamphoi

Tamil: अअअअअअ Madulai

Marathi: Dalimb अअअअअअ

Telugu: Danimmakaya

దనమమ కయ

Pomegrante Punica granatum

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Pomegrante Punica granatum

Punica (PU-ni-kuh)granatum (gran-AH-tum)

Pomegranate Pomegranate

derives from Latinderives from Latin

Pomum means Pomum means

AppleApple

Granatus means Granatus means

seededseeded

Pomegranate is the

common name in

many languages

Punica (PU-ni-kuh)granatum (gran-AH-tum)

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Leaves are opposite or in whorls of 5 or 6, short-stemmed, oblong-lanceolate, Leaves are opposite or in whorls of 5 or 6, short-stemmed, oblong-lanceolate, 3-4 in long and leathery3-4 in long and leathery

Pomegrante Punica granatum

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Beautiful orange-red trumpet shaped flowers with ruffled petals

Thick, tubular, red calyx having 5 to 8 fleshy, pointed sepals forming a vase from which emerge the 3 to 7 crinkled, red, white or variegated petals enclosing the numerous stamens

Pomegrante Punica granatum

© Confederation of Indian IndustryFruit is globose, 2-3 in (5-7.6 cm) in diameter, and Fruit is globose, 2-3 in (5-7.6 cm) in diameter, and shiny reddish or yellowish green when matureshiny reddish or yellowish green when mature

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The interior of the fruit is separated by membranous walls and white spongy tissue (rag) into compartments packed with transparent sacs filled with tart, flavorful, fleshy, juicy, red, pink or whitish pulp called the “aril”

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In each sac, there is one white or red, angular, soft or hard seed

The seeds represent about 52% of the weight of the whole fruit

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Aril juice provides about 16%

of an adult's daily vitamin C

requirement

Good source of vitamin B5

potassium and polyphenols,

such as tannins and

flavonoids

Contains High fibre in the

edible seeds which also

supply unsaturated oils

Nutritional Value

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Medicinal value

Pomegranate Punica granatum

Rind of the fruit and the

bark of the tree is used as

a traditional remedy

against diarrhea,

dysentery and intestinal

parasites

The seeds and juice are

considered a tonic for the

heart and throat, and

classified as a bitter-

astringent

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Medicinal Value Flower juice, rind

and tree bark are

considered valuable

for stopping nose

bleeds and gum

bleeds, toning skin,

and treating

hemorrhoids

Juice is also used as

eye drops to slow

the development of

cataracts

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