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Revision as of 11:39, 14 March 2020

Dadima, Punica granatum

Dadima has been used for thousands of years to cure a wide range of diseases across different cultures and civilizations. It has great nutritional value and numerous health benefits.

Uses

Ulcers, Urinary infections, Skin disorders, Digestive disorders, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Bloating [1]

Parts Used

Fruits, Seeds

Chemical Composition

Pomegranate fruit arils contain huge amounts of organic acids, sugars, minerals, vitamins, and polyphenols that show antioxidant effect. Moreover, flavonoids are chief polyphenols of fruit, condensed tannins and hydrolysable tannins. Hydrolyzable tannins including ellagitannins and gallotannins consist of the common constituents present in pomegranate, and punicalagin is the major hydrolyzable tannin present in pomegranates. The juice of arils consist of water, sugars such as glucose, sucrose, and fructose, 1.5% pectin, organic acids including citric, malic, tartaric, succinic, fumaric and ascorbic acid. [2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Daadima, Daalimbe, Dadimbe
Hindi Anar
Malayalam Dadimam, Matalam, Matalam-cheti, Matalanarakam, Urumampazham
Tamil Madalai-p-pazham, Maathulai, Maathulam
Telugu Daadimba, Daalimba chettu, Daalimma, Daanimma, Dadima
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Dadima, Raktabija, Raktapushpa, Lohithapushpa
English Pomegranate

[3]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet), Amla (Sour), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Snigdha (Unctuous)

Veerya

Anushna (Neither hot nor cold)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet), Amla (Sour)

Karma

Vata, Pitta, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub or small tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Opposite Leaves glabrous, lustrous, 19-35(-50) x 8-12 (-15) mm, oblong-lanceolate to obovate or elliptic, subpetiolate, entire, apex sub-actue to obtuse.

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Axillary or terminal Scarlet red Many Flowers scarlet red or white, conspicuous, 3 cm or more in length. Calyx 20-35 mm long, indented slightly above the middle, reddish, somewhat succulent; lobes 5-7,c. 8 mm long, triangular. Petals and stamens inserted at the throat of the calyx. Petals 16-20 x 10-12 mm, broadly obovate, wrinkled, alternating with the sepal lobes. Filaments c. 7 mm long, multiseriate, persistent. Ovary subglobose; style thick, c. 1 cm long, reddish; stigma simple; slightly bilobed.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A berry 2-8 cm across Partitioned by thin leathery yellow septa; the rind thick and coriaceous. Seeds red or pink, c. 10 mm long, angular, testa thick, fleshy and juicy {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[5]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse, preferably at a temperature of 22°c, Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 4 - 5cm also propagate well. [6]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub Tropical area, Desert area.

Photo Gallery

  • Pommegranate tree01.JPG
  • Sérignan (26).JPG
  • Pomegranate02 edit.jpg
  • Granadas - Pomegranates.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Chemical Composition
  3. ↑ Vernacular names
  4. ↑ FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N.SASIDHARAN BOTANIC DESCRIPTION
  5. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  6. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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