Traditional Medicinal uses:
Pomegranate juice is used as a folk remedy to treat diarrhea. Pomegranate juice is used in preparations for treating dyspepsia. The fruit contains hundreds of known compounds, including some especially potent antioxidant phenols, some of which demonstrate significant anticancer and antiproliferative effects.
The fruit also contains phytosterols, the anti-cancer compound ellagic acid and chlorogenic acid, which possesses well documented anticancer and antiinflammatory activity. The fruit also contains starch, sugars, additional antiinflammatory constituents and virus-inhibiting agents.
The seed of the fruit is the richest known source of estrone, which possesses sexual function and reproductive-enhancing activity.
Pomegranate has received a great deal of attention in more recent times as an antioxidant superfood, of especial purported benefit to the cardiovascular system. Antioxidants in pomegranate are known to lower LDL cholesterol, inhibit oxidation of LDL cholesterol, and inhibit platelet aggregation.
The seed of the fruit is the richest known source of estrone, which possesses sexual function and reproductive-enhancing activity.
Pomegranate has received a great deal of attention in more recent times as an antioxidant superfood, of especial purported benefit to the cardiovascular system. Antioxidants in pomegranate are known to lower LDL cholesterol, inhibit oxidation of LDL cholesterol, and inhibit platelet aggregation.
In one human study conducted in Iran, pomegranate juice lowered cholesterol levels in patients with diabetes. Cell studies show that antioxidant compounds called ellagitannins in pomegranate kill some types of cancer cells.
No comments:
Post a Comment