Pomegranate

Introduction

Red pomegranate is a variety of pomegranate, named because its peel is pink when ripe. There are two types of red pomegranate: Yimeng red pomegranate and Lianggou red pomegranate. The former is named after the main production area of ​​red pomegranate, and the latter is named after the processing technology and raw material application of red pomegranate. Red pomegranate is sweet, sour, astringent and warm in nature. The fruit is rich in vitamin C, pomegranate polyphenols and anthocyanins, which have good detoxification and antioxidant effects. It is very effective in medicine, beauty and diet therapy.

Nutritional value of pomegranate

Modern medicine has found that pomegranate contains a large amount of pomegranate polyphenols and anthocyanins, which have an antioxidant capacity three times higher than green tea and 20 times that of vitamin C. They can effectively neutralize free radicals, promote metabolism, and excrete toxins. This characteristic of pomegranate has been applied to the beauty field, producing fruit skin care products such as pomegranate saturated hydrosol and pomegranate fruit mask.

The efficacy and function of red pomegranate

Red pomegranates are divided into Yimeng red pomegranates and Lianggou red pomegranates. Red pomegranates help digestion, soften blood vessels, lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, lower cholesterol, invigorate the stomach, enhance appetite, and prolong life. However, red pomegranates are not suitable for people with constipation, urethritis, diabetes, and heat stagnation. Red pomegranates should not be eaten with tomatoes or crabs. Red pomegranates are rich in vitamin C, pomegranate polyphenols, anthocyanins and other substances, which have good detoxification and antioxidant effects. They play an important role in medicine, beauty, and diet therapy.

Medicinal value of pomegranate

Pomegranate is a treasure from head to toe. Its peel, root and flower can all be used as medicine. The peel contains alkaloids and other ingredients, which have obvious antibacterial function and can effectively treat diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases. The flower of pomegranate has the function of stopping bleeding and clearing the eyes. The fruit of pomegranate contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements, which can help digestion, soften blood vessels, lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, lower cholesterol and other functions. It has the effects of invigorating the stomach, refreshing the mind, enhancing appetite, and prolonging life.

Red pomegranate is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It enters the lung, kidney and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of promoting fluid and quenching thirst, astringing and firming, stopping diarrhea and stopping bleeding. It is mainly used to treat dry mouth and throat, thirst, chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, bloody stool, metrorrhagia and other symptoms. This characteristic of red pomegranate is widely used in diet therapy to cure diseases and maintain health.

Side effects and contraindications of eating red pomegranate

1. Red pomegranate is not suitable for people with constipation, urethritis, diabetes, and heat stagnation.

2. Red pomegranates should not be eaten with tomatoes and crabs.

How to eat red pomegranate

Red pomegranate treats mouth ulcers:

1. Mash the pomegranate pulp and seeds, soak it in boiling water, wait until it cools down, and gargle with the water several times a day. This can cure mouth sores and oral ulcers.

2. Pomegranate peel, calcine charcoal, grind into powder, apply to mouth twice a day. You can also add a little indigo.

Pomegranate for diarrhea:

1. Crush a fresh pomegranate with the skin, add a small amount of salt, boil in water and drink. It can cure long-term diarrhea and dysentery.

2. Boil 15g of pomegranate peel in water, add brown sugar or white sugar and drink it, twice a day before meals.

3. Mash 30g of fresh pomegranate peel into a paste and apply it to the navel. Fix it with adhesive tape and change the dressing once every 24 hours. Generally, 1 to 3 times of medication will cure the disease. This recipe is also suitable for treating diarrhea in children.

4. 15g pomegranate peel and 10g nutmeg (oil removed), decocted in water.

Red pomegranate treats hemorrhoids: calcine the pomegranate with skin, grind it into fine powder, add appropriate amount of white sugar and mix well, take 5-7g each time with boiled water, twice a day.

Pomegranate treats blood in stool:

1. Calcined pomegranate, grind into fine powder, add appropriate amount of brown sugar and mix well, take 9g each time, drink with boiled water, 3 times a day.

2. Take an appropriate amount of pomegranate peel, fry it until dry, grind it into powder, take 9g each time, 3 times a day, with boiled water.

Red pomegranate treats rectal prolapse:

1. Add a little alum to pomegranate peel and old wall soil, boil them into a concentrated decoction for fumigation and washing, then add gallnut, fry and grind it, and apply it on the affected area.

2. Boil 30g of pomegranate peel and 15g of alum in water and wash the affected area.

3. Boil 15g of pomegranate peel in water, fumigate first and then wash.

Pomegranate cures nosebleeds:

1. Boil 30g of pomegranate peel in water.

2. Roll pomegranate flowers or young leaves into small balls and stuff them into the nostrils several times a day.

Pomegranate for burns:

1. Grind an appropriate amount of pomegranate peel into powder and mix with sesame oil to rub the affected area.

2. Grind the red pomegranate flowers into fine powder, mix with scented oil and apply to the wound.

Pomegranate for otitis media:

1. Bake 15g of pomegranate peel and add 1g of borneol to grind into powder for later use. When treating, first use hydrogen peroxide to clean the pus in the ear, wipe it dry with a sterilized cotton swab, and then blow the powder into the ear once a day or every other day.

2. Put pomegranate flowers on a tile, dry them, grind them into powder, add a little borneol, and blow them into the ears. This recipe can cure otitis media with pus that does not dry up.

Pomegranate for psoriasis:

1. Add 1 part of pomegranate peel (fried and ground into fine powder) to 3 parts of sesame oil, mix into a paste, and apply to the affected area. Apply twice a day for multiple times to be effective.

2. Dip fresh pomegranate peel in alum powder and rub it on the affected area 3 times a day.

Red pomegranate treats leucorrhea in women: burn the pomegranate peel to preserve its properties, grind it into fine powder, take 3-6g each time on an empty stomach, with sugar water.

Red pomegranate treats red eyes caused by wind and fire: Wash 50g fresh pomegranate leaves, add 500mL of water, boil until 250mL, filter out the residue, and use the medicine to wash eyes or drop eyes.

Red pomegranate for tonsillitis: 1-2 fresh pomegranates, take out the seeds with flesh and mash them, soak them in boiling water and filter them, rinse them after they cool down, several times a day. This recipe can also treat laryngitis, mouth sores, and stomatitis.

Red pomegranate treats vaginal ulcers: 60g fresh pomegranate peel, 15g honeysuckle vine, 3g Coptis chinensis, decoct in water for sitz bath, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Red pomegranate treats uterine prolapse: 30g pomegranate peel, 6g each of gallnut and alum, decoct in water for external washing.

Red pomegranate treats traumatic bleeding:

1. Pomegranate peel 500g, Lindera umbellatae and Gallic chinensis 125g each. First fry the pomegranate peel and Gallic chinensis for 20 minutes, then add Lindera umbellatae and fry for 10 minutes, remove the residue, absorb the juice with cotton, and dry it in the sun for later use. Apply to the wound and bandage it. Be careful not to expose the wound to cold water.

2. Take equal parts of pomegranate flowers and white hyacinth, dry them in the sun or in the oven, grind them into fine powder and mix them evenly. Apply it to the wound and wrap it tightly with gauze.

3. Add 20g of pomegranate peel, 10g of longan seeds and 0.3g of borneol, mix well and apply to the affected area.

4. Pomegranate flowers, dry and grind into powder, then sprinkle on the wound.

Pomegranate cures indigestion:

1. Mash 15g of fresh pomegranate peel and apply it to the navel Shenque point. Remove it after 12 hours and apply it again after two hours. This recipe is suitable for simple pediatric indigestion, and can also be used as an auxiliary treatment for diarrhea, abdominal distension, and poor appetite.

2. Chew the flesh and seeds of 1 sour pomegranate and swallow them.

3. Pomegranate peel and eggplant root 30g each, roast until yellow, grind into powder, take 3g each time, drink with boiled water, once in the morning and once in the evening. Reduce the dosage for children. This recipe is also suitable for treating diarrhea.

4. Take 30g of pomegranate peel, 1 dose per day, decoct in water and take twice, take 3-5 doses in a row. Reduce the dosage for children. This recipe is also suitable for treating diarrhea.

Pomegranate for treating neurodermatitis:

1. Mix 1 part of pomegranate peel (fried until charcoal, ground into fine powder) and 3 parts of sesame oil into a paste, apply to the affected area twice a day.

2. Dip fresh pomegranate peel in alum powder and rub the affected area 3 to 5 times a day.