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 The Nutrition and Effect of Pomegranate
  • The Nutrition and Effect of Pomegranate
  • Pomegranate is one of the nutritious fruits. It contains various kinds of nutrients, all of which are essential to the human body. The fruit of pomegranate contains a large number of vitamin C and B vitamins, organic acid, carbohydrate, protein, fat, and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and so on. According to the analysis, the fruit of pomegranate contains 17% carbohydrates, 79% of water, and 13 to 17% of sugar. Among these nutrients, the content of vitamin C is 1 to 2 times higher than that of apple. At the same time, it contains a small amount of fat and calorie, so it is very suitable for the people who want to lose weight.

    Pomegranate juice contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements. It has many health-care effects on the human body, such as promoting the digestion, fighting against gastric ulcer, softening the blood vessels, bringing down the blood fat, blood sugar, and blood cholesterol, and so on. It is very effective to prevent coronary heart disease and high blood pressure, and plays an important role in promoting the digestion, refreshing the spirit, enhancing the appetite, prolonging human life, and so on. What's more, for those who drink too much alcohol, pomegranate also has magic effect in dispelling the effects of alcohol.

    The skin of pomegranate contains a variety of alkaloids. According to the antibacterial experiments, it is confirmed that the extract of pomegranate alcohol has a good antibacterial function. It can obviously inhibit the growth and reproduction of staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococcus, vibrio cholerae, dysentery bacillus, and son on, and its effect on dysentery bacillus is the strongest. In addition, pomegranate skin also has an inhibitory effect on all kinds of dermatophytes and influenza virus.

    What's more, the large number of alkaloids contained in pomegranate skin have an apparent convergent effect. Along with its bacteriostatic action, it is one of the best products to prevent and treat dysentery, diarrhea, hematochezia, spermatorrhea, rectocele, and so on. At the same time, the pomegranate skin also contains malic acid and tannic acid, which are also very beneficial to human health. And pomegranate flower has the function of stop bleeding and improving the eye sight.

    In a word, it can be said that all the parts of pomegranate are treasures. The skin, root and flower of pomegranate all can be used in medicine. As a result, in order to keep you healthy, you can often eat pomegranate in daily life.


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