81-PUNICA GRANATUM
Local names: Pomogranate, Anar, Dalimb
Family: Lythraceae
Location: Botanical Garden, Fruit orchard.
Characters: A shrub or small tree growing 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) high, the pomegranate has multiple spiny branches and is long-lived, with some specimens in France surviving for 200 years. P. granatum leaves are opposite or subopposite, glossy, narrow oblong, entire, 3–7 cm (1+1⁄4–2+3⁄4 in) long and 2 cm (3⁄4 in) broad. The flowers are bright red and 3 cm (1+1⁄4 in) in diameter, with three to seven petals. Some fruitless varieties are grown for the flowers alone.
General use: The juice of pomegranate might be antioxidant rich as compared to green tea. Pomegranate extract may be prescribed by your Ayurvedic physician in the form of tablet for certain conditions. The seeds are used as spice called as Anar dana. All the parts of pomegranate including its leaves, seeds, roots, peel might have the potential to be used in the food industry for health under the proper guidance of a doctor. Its seeds are used in salads, soup, dessert and appetizers. The dried seeds are used in making curry.