SCIENTIFIC NAME:  Punica granatum

 

HINDI NAME: Anar Chilka

 

ENGLISH NAME: Pomegranate peel

 

FAMILY: Lythraceae

 

SHORT DESCRIPTION
 

Pomegranate is light in quality with sweet, sour and astringent taste dominantly. It has a neutral effect on metabolism and helps to reduce Vata, Pitta and Kapha, except if the pomegranate is sour, it will lead to mild aggravation of Pitta dosha.

USES/BENEFITS/DISEASES

• Provide UVB protection 
• Improves oral health
• Improves hyperpigmentation, acne, ageing signs.
• Has anti-bacterial action, thus aid in wound healing action
• Improves blood sugar levels and biomarkers of heart health.
• Has anti-cancerous properties. Some cancer cells, such as breast, oral, colon, prostate, and liver cancer cells, are inhibited in their growth

PRECAUTIONS/ SIDE EFFECTS

• Use it cautiously, if on any medications for serious illness like Diabetes, High blood pressure, liver disease, kidney disease etc.

HOW TO USE

• To treat diarrhoea or dysentery, take 10 mL of pomegranate fruit skin decoction three times a day. Fruit can be consumed in large quantities.
• To get rid of bad breath gargle with a warm decoction made from fruit skin 3-4 times per day.
• Boil pomegranate skin peels in a glass of water and uses it as a toner to treat acne and acne marks. Apply a paste of seeds to the affected area twice a day.