What are Benefits and Medicinal Uses of Pomegranate (Anaar)?

 

                                                 Pomegranate

 

“Pomegranate juice is very easy to digestion and it allays cardiac pain.”

                                                     -Dr. Wilson Popenoe, New York

 Introduction:

                                   Pomegranate is believed to be a native of Persia and Afghanistan. It has been used in India for centuries. In ancient times King Solomon had a garden exclusively of pomegranates. Before a few years Muskati pomegranates were very popular. But, now pomegranates of excellent qualities grow also in India. Pomegranates from   Dholka (Gujarat) are very popular.  Pomegranate is a summer fruits.

 

  Qualities: 

                         Pomegranates has three varieties- sweet, sourly, sweet and sourly sweet with astringent taste. Sweet pomegranates are excellent. They are delicious, light, astringent, constipating and lubricious.

                       They increase intellect. They vitalize the body and satisfy hunger. According to Ayurveda, they are ‘tridoshnashaka’ i.e. they effectively alleviate all the three ailments (windiness, biliousness and cough).

                     They are also beneficial in thirst, burning sensation, fever, cardiac trouble, mouth-diseases and vocal disorders. Furthermore they cure dysentery and increase blood and vitality.

 

  Analysis of Contents:

                                         Papaya contains 78% Water,  1.7% Protein,  0.1%  Fat, 14.5%  Carbohydrates, 0.01%  Calcium,  0.07% Phosphorus, 0.03 mg/100 gm Iron, 10 mg/100 gm Vitamin ‘B’,16 mg/100 gm  Vitamin ‘C’                                                                         

                 Sugar content of pomegranate is in the predigested from and contains only 0.15 per cent of sucrose.

 Use:

         Pomegranate juice is a bit costly; but compared to other juices it is easily digestible. The juice can be extracted by squeezing its seeds in a piece of cloths. Only sweet pomegranates should be selected for medical uses. Pomegranate is effective for all types of fevers. It provides nutrition without giving any undue exertion to the digestive system.

 Benefit:                                                                                                                                        It is tonic for the heart and allays cardiac pain. It coves vocal and mouth diseases. It has a soothing effect on the burning sensation in the stomach. It increase appetite and give relief in anemia. It is also useful in diarrhea, dysentery and cough.