POMEGRENETE AS MEDICINE

 Pomegrenete consists of dried leaf of Punica granatum Linn. (Fam. Punicaceae), a

small deciduous shrub or small tree, found wild in the warm valleys of the outer hills of

Himalayas between 900 to 1800 m and also cultivated in many parts of the country.

SYNONYMS:

Sanskrit : Lohitapushpa

Assamese : Dalim

Bengali : Dadima, Dalim, Dalimgach

English : Pomenagrate

Gujrati : Dadam, Dadam phala

Hindi : Anar, Anar-ke-per

Kannada : Dalimba, Dalimbe hannu

CONSTITUENTS - Tannins and β-Sitosterol.

PROPERTIES AND ACTION

Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta

Guna : Laghu

Virya : Sita

Vipaka : Katu

Karma : Kaphahara, Dipana, Rucya

IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS - -

THERAPEUTIC USES –

 Aruci(ANOREXIA TASTELESSNESS), Agnimandya(LOSS OF APPETITE), Atisaara(DYSENTRY), 

Pravahika(TYPE OF DIAHORRHEA), 

Krimi(WORMS), Raktapitta(HAEMATAMYSIS), Kasa(cough),

Jvara(fever), 

Mukhapaka(mouth ulcer)

DOSE – liquid extract of leaves : 5-10 ml, Decoction made by leaves : 5-10 g