BOTANICAL NAME: PUNICA GRANATUM

FAMILY: Punicaceae

SYNONYMS:

ENGLISH: Grainy apple

HINDI: Aanar

TAMIL: Mātuḷai

TELUGU: Daanimma

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS:

v Arils contain 85% water, 10% total sugars, mainly fructose and glucose, and 1.5% pectin, organic acid, such as ascorbic acid, citric acid, and malic acid, and bioactive compounds such as phenolics and flavonoids, principally anthocyanins.

USES:                                                                       

v  Inflammation

v Antioxidant

v Antibacterial

v Heart health

v Rheumatoid arthritis

v Digestion

v Skin

v Anticancer

v Memory

v  Diabetes