Pomegranate is particularly nutritious, containing a variety of nutrients needed by the human body, the fruit contains vitamin C and B vitamins, organic acids, sugars, proteins, fats, as well as calcium, phosphorus, potassium and other minerals. According to analysis, pomegranate fruit contains 17% carbohydrates, 79% water, sugar 13 to 17%, of which the content of vitamin C is 1 to 2 times higher than apples, while the fat, protein content is less, the fruit is mainly eaten fresh.
Medicinal value
Pomegranate juice contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements, digestive, anti-gastric ulcer, soften blood vessels, lowering blood lipids and blood sugar, lower cholesterol and many other functions. Can prevent coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, can achieve stomach refreshing, appetite enhancement, beneficial conversation pie to prolong the effect of drinking too much alcohol, alcohol has a miraculous effect.
Pomegranate can be said to be the whole body is a treasure, peel, roots, flowers can be used as medicine. Its pericarp contains malic acid, tannin, alkaloids and other components, according to experiments, pomegranate skin has obvious antibacterial and astringent function, can make the intestinal mucosa astringent, so that the intestinal mucosal secretion is reduced, so it can effectively treat diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases, dysentery bacillus, Escherichia coli has a better inhibitory effect. In addition, the pomegranate rind contains alkaline substances, insect repellent effect; pomegranate flowers have haemostatic function, and pomegranate flowers soak water to wash the eyes, there is a brightening effect.
Modern medical research found that pomegranate skin contains "root skin alkaline" on typhoid bacillus, dysentery bacillus, tuberculosis bacillus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and a variety of skin fungi have inhibitory effect. There are a lot of folk prescriptions for pomegranate fruit, skin and leaves, such as:
Mouth sores
①Pomegranate skin, calcined charcoal powder, apply to the mouth, twice a day. Can also add a little Qingdai. ② pomegranate pulp with seeds mashed, soaked in boiling water, cooled water gargling, 1 day several times, can cure mouth and tongue sores and mouth ulcers.
Diarrhea
① pomegranate peel 15 grams, decocted with brown sugar or white sugar drink, 2 times a day, take before meals. ② pomegranate peel 15 grams, nutmeg (oil) 10 grams, decoction. ③ fresh pomegranate skin 30 grams, mashed as mud, applied to the navel, fixed with adhesive tape, 24 hours to change the medicine once, generally 1-3 times with the medicine can be healed. This formula is also suitable for the treatment of pediatric diarrhea. ④ fresh pomegranate 1, with the skin mashed, add a small amount of salt, water fried, can cure long diarrhea.
Hemorrhoids
Pomegranate with skin calcined charcoal, research into a fine powder, add the right amount of sugar and mix well, each time with water to send 5-7 grams, 2 times a day.
Blood in the stool
①pomegranate peel appropriate amount, fried and dry powder, 9 grams per serving, 3 times a day, boiled water. ② pomegranate calcined charcoal, research fine powder, add brown sugar appropriate amount of mixing, each time to take 9 grams, boiled water, 3 times a day.
Prostate prolapse
①30 grams of pomegranate skin, 15 grams of alum, decoction water to wash the affected area. ② pomegranate skin, Chen wall soil, add a little alum, thick decoction of fumigation, then add five times the seeds fried research compresses on it. (3) pomegranate skin 15 grams, decoction soup, first smoked after washing.
Nosebleed
① pomegranate flowers or pomegranate leaves, rubbed into small clusters into the nostrils, several times a day. ② pomegranate skin 30 grams, water decoction.
Burns
①Red pomegranate flowers, finely ground, mixed with sesame oil on the wound. ② pomegranate peel appropriate amount of powder, mixing sesame oil to rub the affected area.
Otitis media
①pomegranate flowers on the tile roasted and powdered, add a little ice chips, blow into the ear. This can cure otitis media pus does not dry. ② pomegranate peel 15 grams, roasted, add ice chips 1 gram **** powder spare. Treatment with hydrogen peroxide to clean the pus in the ear, wipe dry with a sterilized cotton swab, take the powder and blow into the ear, once a day or every other day.
Psoriasis
①fresh pomegranate skin, dipped in alum and rub the affected area, 3 times a day. ② pomegranate skin (fried charcoal research fine) 1 part, add sesame oil 3 parts, mixed into a paste, coated with the affected area. 2 times a day, many consecutive effective.
Women under the belt
Pomegranate peel burning sex, research fine powder, fasting each time to take 3-6 grams, sugar water.
Vaginal sores
60 grams of fresh pomegranate peel, 15 grams of Lonicera japonica, 3 grams of Chuanlian, decoction bath, 1 time a day in the morning and evening.
Uterine prolapse
Pomegranate skin 30 grams, five times, alum 6 grams each, decoction external wash.
Wind and fire red eyes
Fresh pomegranate leaves 50 grams, wash, add 500 milliliters of water, decoction to 250 milliliters, filter off the dregs of the medicine, use the medicine to wash the eyes or eye drops.
Tonsillitis
Fresh pomegranate 1-2, take its fleshy seeds and pound them, soak in boiling water and filter, gargle after cold, several times a day. This formula can also cure laryngitis, mouth sores, stomatitis.
Traumatic bleeding
① pomegranate flowers, water hyacinth each equal parts, sun-dried or dried, finely powdered mix, external wound, gauze bandage pressure. ② pomegranate skin 500 grams, Wu Yao, five times each 125 grams. First decoction of pomegranate skin, five times as long as the seeds, fried 20 minutes, and then add Wu Yao decoction for 10 minutes, remove the dregs of the medicine, the cotton will be sucked dry, sun-dried spare. Apply to the wound, plus bandage. Be careful not to expose the wound to cold water. (3) Pomegranate flowers, dried and powdered, sprinkled on the wound. ④ pomegranate skin 20 grams, 10 grams of cinnamon kernel, add 0.3 grams of ice chips and well, compress the affected area.
Dyspepsia
1 sour pomegranate 1, pulp and seeds chewed and swallowed. ② fresh pomegranate peel 15 grams, mashed in the navel Shen Que point, 12 hours to remove, every two hours again. This formula is suitable for simple pediatric dyspepsia, can also be used as an adjunctive treatment for diarrhea, bloating, poor appetite. (3) 30 grams of pomegranate peel, 1 dose per day, decocted in water and divided into 2 doses, served 3-5 doses. Pediatric discretionary reduction. ④ pomegranate skin, eggplant root 30 grams each, *** roasted yellow powder, 3 grams each time, boiled water, morning and evening 1 time. Pediatric discretion. ③, ④ formula is also suitable for the treatment of diarrhea.
Neurodermatitis
① fresh pomegranate skin dipped in alum powder, rubbing the affected area, 3-5 times a day. ② pomegranate skin (fried charcoal, research for fine powder) 1 part, 3 parts of sesame oil, mixed into a paste, coated with the affected area, 2 times a day.
Repel roundworms, tapeworms
Pomegranate skin, betel nut, equal parts, finely ground, 10 grams per serving, (pediatric discretion), 2 times a day, for two days.
Chronic bronchitis in the elderly
Sour pomegranate, every night to contain, in order to heal.
Red pomegranate is rich in minerals and has two major antioxidant components - red pomegranate polyphenols and anthocyanins - as well as linoleic acid, vitamins C, B6, E and folic acid. The mineral extracts of calcium, magnesium and zinc contained in red pomegranate can quickly replenish the skin's loss of moisture, resulting in a brighter and softer skin texture. List of Nutrition Facts of Red Pink Pomegranate
(Contains per 100g) Ingredient Name Content Ingredient Name Content Ingredient Name Content
Edible Part 57 Moisture (g) 78.7 Energy (kcal) 64
Energy (kJ) 268 Protein (g) 1.3 Fat (g) 0.1
Carbohydrate (g) 19.4 Dietary Fiber (g) 4.9 Cholesterol (mg) 0
Ash (g) 0.5 Vitamin A (mg) 0 Carotenoids (mg) 0
Retinol (mg) 0 Thiamine (mcg) 0.05 Riboflavin (mg) 0.03
Nicotinic Acid (mg) 0 Vitamin C (mg) 13 Vitamin E (T) (mg) 3.72
a-E 0 (β-γ)-E 1.49 δ-E 2.23
Calcium (milligrams) 16 Phosphorus (milligrams) 76 Potassium (milligrams) 218
Sodium (milligrams) 0.8 Magnesium (milligrams) 16 Iron (milligrams) 0.2
Zinc (milligrams) 0.19 Selenium (micrograms) 0 Copper (milligrams) 0.17
Manganese (milligrams) 0.18 Iodine (mg) 0