Chemical Constituents of Various Parts of Punica Granatum And Their Anti-Inflammatory Activity: A Review

Authors

  • Rahul Nainwani Department of Pharmacology Jaipur College of Pharmacy, Jaipur, India
  • Divya Singh Department of Pharmacology Jaipur College of Pharmacy, Jaipur, India
  • Praveen K Soni Department of Pharmacology Jaipur College of Pharmacy, Jaipur, India
  • Amit Gupta Department of Pharmacology Jaipur College of Pharmacy, Jaipur, India
  • Rupesh Gautam Department of Pharmacology Jaipur College of Pharmacy, Jaipur, India

Keywords:

Punicaceae, Punica granatum, Pomegranate

Abstract

Punica granatum L. (Punicaceae), commonly called pomegranate, recently described as nature’s power fruit, is a plant used in folkloric medicine for the treatment of various diseases widely cultivated in the Mediterranean region.The pomegranate has been traditionally used as medicines in many countries. The pomegranate tree can be divided into several anatomical compartments like seed, peel, juice, flower, leaf, bark, roots, etc. each of which has anti-inflammatory activitiy. The chemical composition of fruits differs depending on the cultivar, growing region, climate, maturity, cultural practice and storage. The anti-inflammatory properties of extracts of various (peels, rind, seeds, leaves, flowers, fruits) parts of pomegranate is reported in the present work

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Published

2018-03-01

How to Cite

Nainwani, R., Singh, D., Soni, P. K., Gupta, A., & Gautam, R. (2018). Chemical Constituents of Various Parts of Punica Granatum And Their Anti-Inflammatory Activity: A Review. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 1(2), 48–53. Retrieved from https://ajprd.com/index.php/journal/article/view/45

Issue

Volume 1st, Issue 2nd, Mar-Apr 2013

Section

Review Articles

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