
Overview of the pomegranate
Pomegranate
belongs to the Punicaceae family, it is classified as a raspberry, a long-lived
drought-resistant plant, cultivated widely in Iran, India, and the Mediterranean
countries. The pomegranate is a tree that can grow between 6 and 9 meters, but
usually, a height of 3 to 5 meters is the average. The pomegranate is
characterized by a solid shell which is usually yellow covered with a light
pink or dark red color and the inner contents of the fruit are separated by
membranes and it contains hundreds of delicious seeds, which is surrounded by
a layer that encompasses the seeds that have an acidic or sweet flavor, can be
eaten raw, or can be used to make pomegranate juice, otherwise in several
forms, such as nutritional supplements, juice in powder or powder form
extract.
Health Benefits of pomegranate
According to the degree of effectiveness
Pomegranate
provides a set of health benefits, which differ in the degree of effectiveness,
and the following is a breakdown of these benefits:
Maybe effective:
Lower
Blood Pressure: There is some evidence that drinking
pomegranate juice daily may lower systolic blood pressure, which is the highest
number in a blood pressure reading, but it does not lower blood pressure
diastolic or the lower number.
Evidence of its effectiveness remains insufficient.
Improvement in cases of people with diabetes: pomegranate juice and zest contain punicalagins, a powerful antioxidant. It has been shown that the activity of antioxidants in pomegranate is three times higher than that of antioxidants in green tea, moreover pomegranate seed oil contains punic acid, which has strong biological effects, thus the seeds of the pomegranate can help reduce blood sugar, in addition to improving insulin sensitivity.
Improved athletic performance: After
exercise, the body is exposed to a condition known as oxidative stress; this
condition is a natural response to the body during exertion. Physically, the
antioxidants present in pomegranate have been observed to help reduce this
condition by improving exercise performance and building muscle strength; among
the latter is the so-called gallic acid, which is one of the polyphenols
present in pomegranate juice, which strengthens and helps in the process of
muscle recovery, and quercetin, which is characterized by its improved athletic
performance, in addition to nitrates which convert to nitric oxide in the body
when consumed, and has been shown to improve oxygen supply to muscles by
widening blood vessels, which helps to improve muscle function and delay
fatigue.
Weight reduction: in one of the studies, published in the Journal of Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, conducted on a product containing pomegranate seed oil and brown algae found that they can help with weight loss in premenopausal women with obesity and liver disease. However, the effect of pomegranate fruits on weight control has yet to be studied to confirm this. For more information on this, see the section on the benefits of the pomegranate diet.
Help alleviate arthritis: and this thanks to the plant compounds that pomegranate contains, and which produces anti-inflammatory drugs for the body, pomegranate extract can ban the enzyme that creates joint pain in people with pomegranate Degenerative arthritis, according to laboratory studies done between 2005 and 2010 at Case Western Reserve University, however, it should be noted that this effect requires even more human studies to confirm.
Contribution
to the fight against gum infection: this effect is attributed to
the pomegranate content of plant compounds that help fight certain types of
harmful microorganisms, such as certain bacteria and white ovarian yeasts (in
English: Candida Albicans). It should be noted that the properties of
pomegranate and antifungals may play a role in reducing the risk of developing
certain types of infections that can affect the mouth, such as periodontitis,
gingivitis, and dentistry-related stomatitis (In English: Denture stomatitis).
Improved
cases of impotence: About 237 milliliters of
pomegranate juice per day was noted to help improve impotence status in nearly
half of the number of people in a study published in the International Journal
of Impotence. This research was done in 2007 conducted for 28 days on 53 men
between 21 and 70 years old who suffer from a state of sexual weakness ranging
from simple to medium degree, and they were divided into groups, one to consume
the juice of pomegranate, another group to drink fake drink.
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