Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)

    Synonyms:

    Malum granatum Rumph.

    Family:

    Punicaceae.

Description:

Pomegranates originated from the Middle East, spread in subtropical to tropical areas, from lowlands to 1,000 m below sea level. This plant likes loose soil that is not submerged in water, the ground water is not deep. Pomegranates are often planted in gardens as ornamental plants, medicinal plants, or as an edible fruit. In the form of shrubs or small trees with a height 2-5 m. Woody stems, twigs sided, branching many, weak, spiked in the armpit leaves, brown when young, green and dirty after dark. Leaves single, short-stemmed, located groups. Leaf blade oblong to lanceolate shape, base tapering, blunt edge, flat edge, pertulangan pinnate, shiny surfaces, length 1-9 cm, width of 0.5 to 2, 5 cm,

Local Name:

NAME OF Sumatra: glima (Aceh), glimeu Mecca (Gayo), dalimo (Batak). Java: gangsalan (Java), dalima (Sunda), dhalima (Madura). Nusa Tenggara: jeliman (Sasak), Talima (Bima), dila dae lok (Bread), Lelo kase, rumau (East). Maluku: dilimene (Kisar). FOREIGN NAME Shi Liu (C), granaatappel (B), grenadier (P), granatbaum (J), bullets (V), Thap Thim (T), granada (Tag.), pomegranate (I). NAME Simplisia Granati Cortex (Wit wood pomegranate), Granati Pericarpium (Wit pomegranate).

Curable Disease:

During harvest, the fruit were collected. Seeds removed and then dried in the sun to dry skin. Prior to use, can be stored in well sealed containers. Leather fruit taste sour, bitter, warm nature, astringent, poisonous (toxic). Efficacious stop the bleeding (hemostatis), laxative intestinal worms (vermifuga), antidiarrheal, and antivirus. Skins of fruits and flowers were the strong astringent. Stew them can stop the bleeding. Bark and root bark has a weak odor and a sour taste. Efficacious as a laxative sputum, vermifuga, laxative and astringent bowel. The leaves are believed to laxative menstruation. Fruit flesh (meat packing nut) Air nutritious, laxative fart. Seeds of its cool, not berracun, nutritious fever reliever, antitoksik, lubricate the lungs, and relieve cough. Root bark efficacious laxative intestinal worms. Fruit peel inhibits the growth of typhoid bacilli. The rind can control the spread of polio virus infection, herpes simplex virus, HIV virus clan.

Utilization:

PART USED

Parts of the plant are used as medicine is bark, root bark, fruit leather, leaves, seeds, and flowers. Root bark is dried before use. Skin of the fruit can be used fresh or after drying.

INDICATIONS

Rind (flu shi pi) is used for:

abdominal pain due to worms,

bowel movements containing blood and mucus (dysentery amoeba),

chronic diarrhea,

bleeding such as bleeding hemorrhoids, vomiting blood, coughing up blood, uterine bleeding, rectal bleeding,

rectal prolapse,

sore throat,

inflammation of the ear,

whitish (leukorea)

stomach pain.

Root bark and bark are used for:

worms, especially tapeworms (taeniasis),

cough,

diarrhea.

Flowers are used for:

gingivitis,

bleeding,

bronchitis.

The pulp is used for:

lose weight,

worms,

thrush, sore throat, hoarseness,

high blood pressure (hypertension),

frequent urination,

rheumatism (arthritis),

flatulence

Seeds are used for:

reduce fever, cough,

poisoned

worms.

How to Use

For drugs taken, boiled root bark or bark that has dried (7 g). Simmer rind (10-15 g). Eating fruit (1 piece) or made juice. Can be mixed with carrot juice.

For external use, boiled root rind or skin, then use cold water after to rinse out his mouth (gargle) in inflamed gums, sore throat, scalded wounds, fungal infections in the foot, or is sprayed into the hole genitals (vagina) on the discharge . Use pomegranate juice to rinse the mouth ulcers, gingivitis, cavities, or as a compress to cure hemorrhoids are inflamed.

EXAMPLE USE IN THE COMMUNITY

Wormy

Wash the dried roots of pomegranate (7 g.), Then cut into pieces as needed. Boil one cup of water for 15 minutes. Once cool, strain and drink the water as well.

Boil dried pomegranate skin and betel nut powder (15 g each) with three cups water. Simmer slowly for an hour. Once cool, strain and drink well before breakfast.

Mix pomegranate juice with carrot juice, half a cup each. Stir until evenly distributed and drink well

Enter the powder of dried pomegranate seeds (one tablespoon) in a glass of pineapple juice are not too ripe. Toss well, drinking with an empty stomach.

Gingivitis

Wash the pomegranate flowers (florets seven) with clean water, then boiled with a glass of water until boiling. Once cool, strain and use to rinse out his mouth.

Bleeding

Boil pomegranate flowers (20 g) with three cups water until the remaining half. Drink boiled water twice a day, each three-fourths cup.

Wound

Combine powdered pomegranate skin of fruit or flowers to taste with sesame oil. Toss well, then apply on the wound.

Thrush

Take two fresh pomegranates are ripe. Take the following contents of the seeds, then mash until smooth. Add one cup of water, stirring evenly, then strain. Use water to rinse, then swallow. Do it 2-3 times a day until healed.

Frequent urination

Take the contents of pomegranate fruit (fresh and ripe, the fruit) and a handful of chives, then cut into pieces as needed. Boil three cups of water until the remaining half, remove and let cool. Drink boiled water twice a day, each three-fourths cup.

Whitish

Boil dried pomegranate skin (30 g) and dried bitter herbs (15 g) with one liter of clean water. Let the boiled water until the remaining half. Once cool, strain the clan to three times the drink, morning, noon, and night. Cooking water can also be used for vaginal washing. For women who are married, use with a syringe into the vagina.

Longstanding cough

Take a pomegranate that is not too ripe. Every night before bed, chewing the pomegranate seeds. Discard the seeds.

Hoarseness, sore throat

Take a fresh pomegranate, cut, and grab it. Chew, then remove the seeds. Do it 2-3 times a day.

Lose weight

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