The last 7 years have seen over seven times as many publications indexed by Medline dealing with pomegranate and Punica granatum than in all the years preceding them. Because of this, and the virtual explosion of interest in pomegranate as a medicinal and nutritional product that has followed, this review is accordingly launched. The pomegranate tree, Punica granatum, especially its fruit, poss...

The anti-aflatoxigenic potentials of the leaves of Psidium guajava, Ficus benghalensis, Gardenia radicans, Punica granatum and Ziziphus jujuba Mill. were investigated. Poultry feed inoculated with Aspergillus flavus was treated with plant leaves powder and stored for the period of six months at 28 °C and 16% moisture level. At the end of each month, aflatoxin (AFT) concentrations were determine...

The antidiarrheal effects of the aqueous extract of Punica granatum L. (Punicaceae) peels were evaluated in rats. Studies were carried out on the isolated rat ileum, gastrointestinal motility in vivo, and on castor oil–induced diarrhea in rats. The results revealed that the extract exhibited a concentration-dependent inhibition of the spontaneous movement of the isolated rat ileum and attenuate...

Dementia is one of the age related mental problems and characteristic symptom of various neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease. This impairment probably is due to the vulnerability of the brain cells to increased oxidative stress during aging process. Many studies have shown that certain phenolic antioxidants attenuate neuronal cell death induced by oxidative stress. The pres...

The present study has been designed to explore the beneficial effect of Punica grantum leaves in experimental cardiac hypertrophy in rats. Punica granatum L., (Family: Punicaceae) is used in Indian Unani medicine for treatment of diabetes mellitus, cytotoxixity and in wound healing owing to its antioxidant activity. The male wistar rats were anaesthetized with thiopentone sodium and were subjec...

Pomegranate is a native Persian fruit that is grown around the world; the present study is the report of the research on different extracts of different polarity from flowers regarding their antioxidant activity. Punica granatum L. var. Isfahan Malas flowers were extracted with petroleum ether. The dried petroleum extract was suspended in ethanol %80 and successively partitioned with n-butanol....

aims: in our previous studies, we showed the inhibitory effects of punica granatum l. flower and rhus coriaria l. fruit water extracts on dental plaque accumulation by several bacteria, especially streptococcus mutans (s. mutans), on orthodontic wire by in vitro assays. in this study, the anti-cariogenic properties of the extracts were evaluated by assessing their effects on expression of glyco...

BACKGROUND Flowers of Punica granatum L. (Punicaceae) var. pleniflora, known as "Golnar" in Iranian traditional medicine have been used for the prevention and treatment of foodborne diseases. In this study, antibacterial activities of ethanol extract of Golnar and its fractions were scientifically evaluated against bacteria causing foodborne diseases including Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus ce...

background medicinal plants have been used traditionally in golestan province (north of iran), against mycobacterium tuberculosis or the clinical signs of tuberculosis (tb). objectives this study aimed to define the inhibitory effects of ethanolic extracts of six of these medicinal plants against mycobacterium tuberculosis. materials and methods peganum harmala (seed extract), punica granatum (...