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.
