Description
Pomegranate is deciduous shrub or a small tree with a dark grey bark, 5-8 meters high. Leaves are opposite, oblong, 2.5-6 cm long. Flowers at terminals or auxiliary, solitary, large, orange red. Calyx persistent, prolonged above the ovary. Petals 1.2-2.5 cm long, thin and wrinkled. Fruits are large, globose, 5-8 cm across, indehiscent with red pulp. Seeds are angular.
Pomegranate is deciduous shrub or a small tree with a dark grey bark, 5-8 meters high. Leaves are opposite, oblong, 2.5-6 cm long. Flowers at terminals or auxiliary, solitary, large, orange red. Calyx persistent, prolonged above the ovary. Petals 1.2-2.5 cm long, thin and wrinkled. Fruits are large, globose, 5-8 cm across, indehiscent with red pulp. Seeds are angular.
Botanical Name : Punica Granatum
English Name : Pomegranate
Hindi Name : Anardana
Bengali Name : Dalimb
Gujarati Name : Dalamb, Dadam
Kannada Name : Dalimbari
Kashmiri Nam : Daan
Malayalam Name: Maathalanarakam
Marathi Name : Dalimb
Oriya Name : Dalima
Punjabi Name : Anardana
Sanskrit Name : Dadima
Tamil Name : Mathalam pazham
Telugu Name : Danimma pandu
Urdu Name : Anardana
Assamese Name : Dalim
Part Used :
Seed
Medicinal Uses :
- pomegranate seeds are loaded with numerous antioxidant properties that are supposedly three times higher than the green tea.
- Pomegranate seeds are high in vitamin C, vitamin A, folic acid, vitamin E and have a lot of fibers along with potassium, iron and calcium.
- Pomegranate seeds help in thinning the blood, reduce blood pressure levels, increase blood flow towards heart, maintain good cholesterol levels and reduce arterial plaques. Apart from these many benefits for heart, pomegranate seeds are also a blessing for cure of arthritis, osteoporosis, skin allergies, skin disorders, urinary tract infections, sore throats, tapeworms, digestive disorders, blood impurities, osteoarthritis and diabetes.
- The Molasses made from the fruit is used in a similar way to Tamarind in Middle Eastern cooking.
- Pomegranate Seeds (Anardana) are used as a souring agent in Indian cooking in a similar manner to Tamarind, Kokam and Amchur.
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