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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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