A Review Study on <i>Punica granatum</i> L
Erfaneh Shaygannia, Mahmoud Bahmani, Behnam Zamanzad, Mahmoud Rafieian‐Kopaei
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Abstract
Punica granatum L (pomegranate) is a deciduous shrub, native to Iran. Nowadays, besides its use as a fruit, its medicinal properties have attracted the interest of researchers of many countries. Pomegranate fruit has medicinal properties such as anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities. The pomegranate seed oil has inhibitory effect on skin and breast cancers. The pomegranate seed oil has phytoestrogenic compounds and the fruit is rich in phenolic compounds with strong antioxidant activity. Ellagic acid is one of the main components of pomegranate with phenolic structure and antioxidant activity. This review article presents the recently published findings on different aspects of this plant focusing on its medicinal properties.
Extracted Claims
5 claims extracted from this paper into the knowledge graph
pomegranate seed oil contains phytoestrogenic compounds
“The pomegranate seed oil has phytoestrogenic compounds”
pomegranate fruit is rich in phenolic compounds with strong antioxidant activity
“the fruit is rich in phenolic compounds with strong antioxidant activity.”
pomegranate fruit has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities
“Pomegranate fruit has medicinal properties such as anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities.”