Pomegranate (Punica granatum) are generally planted in the lowland. Grow well in various climatic conditions, require quite fertile land. Fruit more or less the size of oranges or apples, with skin the color of dark red or brown.
In some countries the Middle East, for centuries, Delima? He said of the original French; pome garnete, means "apple seeds? Has been used as traditional medicine, in addition to the course material so that refreshing dish. Similarly in our country.
Perhaps, the root bark save many compound-alkaloid compound, such pelletierin, can be used as helminthic. While the collision fruit or useful to stop diarrhea or dysentery. Then, water, flowers can be used as stew alternative pereda toothache.
Besides alkaloid, in the root bark, stem bark and fruit, especially the skin, are a nutritious substances tanner decrease pore-pore, antiseptic, and hemostatik good for keputihan. Mentioned Anorital and Yuningprapti (1995), pomegranate rind, including the slightly toxic and have power antibakteri against Salmonella typhi.
However, the ability of pomegranate seems not only that. Specifically relating to the manner of fruit, after the juice is made? Results of the research, although still a beast in the experiment? Prove severeness other.
Dr. Claudio Napoli, professor of clinical medicine and Pathology at the University of Naples School of Medicine, Italy, with colleagues, through experiments on mice, proved, fruit juice can be relied upon to prevent the cumulation of fat along the arterial wall. That is, the fruit juice is able to prevent heart disease. Disebutkannya, mouse heart cells that pomegranate juice dicekoki increased 50 percent nitrogen oxide production (nitric oxide / NO) is, and tereduksi development plaknya up to about 30 percent (http://www.yahoo.com).
High antioxidants
Many people think that penebalan constringency and coronary arterial wall, which is the main cause of heart attack, triggered by Feed excessive LDL cholesterol. In fact, according to Cooper? Author Antioxidant Revolution? Events are not necessarily occur if there is no other trigger. Thou free radicals, which are activated by various factors, including cigarette smoke, air pollution, and excessive sports.
Free radicals will oxidize LDL cholesterol particles and make them break. Cells-white blood cell (makrofag) in the arterial wall will attempt to LDL particles that have been damaged in a way "eat up".
Unfortunately, after the process, the cells makrofag can not escape from the LDL cholesterol. Swollen cells produced, called foam cells, then paste in the arterial vessel wall, forming the plaque and cause constriction. Until eventually there kardiovaskuler a severe disease and may also attack the heart.
In fact there are efforts that can be done so that the plaque is not too late to be a "hard", ie with mengasupkan antioxidants. Akan antioxidants to protect LDL cholesterol is not teroksidasi by free radicals. Makrofag further unnecessary fuss "eat" teroksidasi particles, and the arterial wall will automatically clean the cells of the yeast cell-menempelinya.
Pomegranate is rich in antioxidants, even higher than most fruits that have been tested (see table). Thus, this fruit can be relied upon to repel the attack of free radicals. So, no need to wonder if the rat-mouse dicekoki that pomegranate juice has a healthy arterial wall, to terjauhkan from a heart attack may be attacked.
However, not only because the fetus oksidannya heart attack can be prevented. Up in the furore pomegranate NO should also be calculated.
In terms of heart health, NO, the molecular imut-imut the disintesis by cell endotel this, will act as relaksan (endothelium-derived relaxing factor / EDRF), the smooth muscle tonus. Many preparation vasodilator widely used in angina treatment pektoris, such as nitroglycerine, work by increasing the formation of this compound.
Make pomegranate juice
Despite the many experts on the results with the sentence, "still too early to concluded," not dare to recommend to dijagokan to prevent heart disease, not a bit too optimistic with that fact.
Apart from all that, one thing worthy of note, until this time there is no single report that mentioned the negative effect of pomegranate juice mengonsumsi. Except for "fraction" bijinya, called Lee and Watson (1998), can cause irritation and trigger the occurrence of cancer esofagus. In other words, you can enjoy the pomegranate juice? Without mixture "fraction" bijinya? Anytime you like in order to enjoy the sweet, refreshing taste.
In addition to be drunk directly, pomegranate juice can also "disulap" to preserve, sauce, or syrup. How to make it easy to be calculated. Place the pomegranate seeds berselimut a clear liquid in food processor or blender and process until the form of juice.
Separate digit strainer with muslin or a meeting? In general, the size of a pomegranate are able to produce about three-quarter cup of beans or half a cup of juice.
If the juice is shaped, that can be stored a long time, freeze and store the juice in the hermetic vessel. In this way, pomegranate juice can hold up to a period of about six months.
