Common Name: Anar
English Name: Pomegranate
Botanical Name: Punica granatum
Family:Punicaceae
Description: This is fruit bearing deciduous tree and it grows up to 8-10 feet in height. Stem woody and spiny, bark smooth and dark grey. Leaves are oblong or obovate and oppositely placed. Flowers are regular, solitary. Fruits are like a round berry with leathery pericarp. Interior has pink colour pulp like tissues with embedded seeds.
Chemical Compositions: Pomogranate contains flavonoids, tannins and other phenolic compounds. It also contains a high concentration of proanthrocyanin compound.
Properties: Promegranate rind is used in the treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, piles and bleeding.
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