Punica granatum has been used for centuries to confer health benefits in a number of inflammatory diseases. Based on its usage in Ayurvedic and Unani medicine, dietary supplements containing pomegranate extract are becoming popular for the treatment and prevention of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. Pet-ether, dichloromethane and methanol fractions of flower part were chosen for pharm...

Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity especially among children in developing countries resulting in a major health care problem. Medicinal plants constitute the major component of traditional medicine practiced worldwide due to the economical viability, accessibility, and ancestral experience. Two medicinal plants (Punica granatum, Syzygium cumini) used in diarrheal...

Leishmania species are parasites that multiply within phagocytes and cause several clinical diseases characterized by single or multiple ulcerations. One of the complications that can induce tissue damage and the resulting scars is caused by secondary bacterial infections. Studies to find new, effective, and safe oral drugs for treating leishmaniasis are being conducted since several decades, o...

On the basis of modern publications morphological and bioecological features punica granatum regarding introduction into forest-steppe zone Ukraine are generalized. It is shown that P. can withstand a short-term decrease in air temperature to minus 15 ° C without damage, case winter shelter with insulation material 25 C.The requirements pomegranate for heat highlighted - fruit ripening it needs...

Objective: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the acute and sub-acute toxicity profile of ethanolic extracts of Punica granatum (L).whole fruit (EPWF) and seeds (EPS) and synthetic ellagic acid (EA) in Swiss albino mice following OECD guidelines. Methods: In acute toxicity study, mice were orally administered 2000 mg/kg body weight of extracts and synthetic compound. In subacute...