Pomegranate in Herbal Medicine

Posted by admin on Apr 2, 2008

Pomegranate in Herbal MedicinePomegranate is a shrub which grows to about 5 meters high, having pale brownish bark. The leaves are shiny green and the orange-red flowers attract the attention of the eye. The fruit is also as attractive as the flowers as it changes its color from green to a sun-kissed orange-red shade. The pomegranate fruit contains a large number of edible seeds and around each seed is a rose colored pulp which is sweet.

Herbal effects

  • Pomegranate is used for expelling tapeworms and other worms from the body.
  • Pomegranate is used for strengthening and giving tone to the stomach.
  • Pomegranate is used for curing dysentery and chronic diarrhea.
  • Used for curing conjunctivitis or inflammation of the eye.
  • Also used for fevers, leucorrhoea, enlarged spleen, malaria, sore throat and general debility.
  • It is used to strengthen and give tone to the stomach.
  • Used to lower the body heat.
  • It is used for gastric and asthmatic fever, inflammation of the urinary tract and haemorrhage.
  • Used for the elimination of kidney stones expectant mothers.

    • Medicinal uses

    1. The juice of the fresh leaves and young fruit is used for dysentery.
    2. The rind or peel is used for both dysentery and chronic diarrhea.
    3. The juice of the leaves and flowers makes a good ointment for conjunctivitis.

    So drink pomegranate and make your mind and body always cool.

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