Punica granatum - Dadima

Dadima, Punica granatum

Dadima, Pomegranate 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

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.

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

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.

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

• Dadimavaleha
• Mrita sanjeevani sura
• Dadimadi ghrita
• Yavanyadi churna

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.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub Tropical area, Desert area.

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External Links

• https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/pomegranate-punica-granatum
• https://easyayurveda.com/2011/11/04/pomegranate-fruit-benefits-anti-oxidants-plus-tridosha-balancing-ayurveda-details/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5730995/