The present study was aimed at studying the effects of inclusion of pomegranate seed extract to fat-containing diets on nutrients digestibility, intestinal microflora and performance of broilers. A total of 320 one-day-old broiler chicks (Ross 308) were selected in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial experiment in a completely randomized design with 4 replicates o...

Introduction: Considering the importance of uterine contractions in uterus retraction and reducing post-partum hemorrhage and the current findings on the effect of the alcoholic extract of pomegranate seed on the uterine contractility, only few studies were made on this issue. In the present study the cumulative effect of the aqueous extract of pomegranate seed on the uterine smooth muscle c...

the objective of this study was to determine the effect of irradiation of pomegranate seed (ps) on chemical composition, digestibility and kinetic of gas production. pomegranate seeds were exposed to gamma ray (gr) and electron beam (eb) at doses of 5, 10, 15 and 20 kgy. three ruminally fistulated rams were used for obtaining ruminal fluid for in vitro digestibility and gas production measuremen...

The public health burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is substantial. According to the World Health Organization report “The Global Burden of Disease” 2013 Update, heart diseases are expected to take the second place in the rank order of disease and injury burden by the year 2030 [1]. More than 50% reduction of CVD mortality is attributable to favourable changes in risk factors, while 43% ...

ABSTRACT: Iran is considered number one producer of pomegranate throughout the world. The oil extracted from pomegranate seed is considered to have great medical and nutritional values, therefore the study is concerned with this unique and valuable oil specially its chemical attributes. Five different varieties of pomegranate were obtained from Saveh Pomegranate Research Institute. The seeds we...

in order to study seed hardening process in pomegranate, some of the relevant biochemical parameters were evaluated in fleshy part of arils or seeds in various soft and hard seeded pomegranate genotypes from the initial fruit set upto ripening stages. lignin was determined from the seeds and enzyme assays were performed on the flesh of arils. analysis of variance revealed significant difference...

Methanolic and aqueous extract of Pomegranate rind, seed and pith was evaluated for its antimicrobial activity against selected oral microorganisms like Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeuriginosa and Candida albicans. The oral pathogens were cultured in Mueller-hinton media and then paper disks containing the extracts at concentration of 4μg/m...

Application of new procedures for reliable and fast recognition and classification of seeds in the agricultural industry is very important. Recent advances in computer image analysis made applicable the approach of automated quantitative analysis in order to group cultivars according to minor differences in seed traits that would be indiscernible in ocular inspection. In this work, in order to ...

Effects of the Mouthwash Containing Pomegranate Seed Oil on Improving Oral Mucositis in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

the pomegranate seed oil (pso), containing 17-α-estradiol, is one of the newly found phytosterols with synergistic health effects on estrogen related physiological conditions. herein, pso was assessed for its potential improving effects on bone characteristics in a rat model of menopausal syndrome. three month old non-pregnant female wistar rats (n = 30) were either sham-operated (sham) or ovar...