The efficacy and function of pomegranate shell

Many people like to eat pomegranates in life. Autumn is the season when pomegranates mature. At this time, you can see vendors selling pomegranates in the streets. Many people will pull out the pomegranate shell and throw it away when eating pomegranates. In fact, the pomegranate shell is also very effective. It contains a lot of trace elements and amino acids. So what are the functions and effects of pomegranate shells?

Benefits of Pomegranate:

1. Pomegranate juice contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements, which can aid digestion, resist gastric ulcers, soften blood vessels, lower blood lipids and blood sugar, and lower cholesterol. It can prevent coronary heart disease and high blood pressure, and can invigorate the stomach and refresh the mind, enhance appetite, and prolong life. It has a miraculous effect on sobering up for those who drink excessively.

2. Pomegranate is a treasure from head to toe. Its peel, roots and flowers can all be used as medicine. Its peel contains malic acid, tannins, alkali and other ingredients. According to relevant experiments, pomegranate peel has obvious antibacterial and astringent functions. It can astringe the intestinal mucosa and reduce the secretion of intestinal mucus. Therefore, it can effectively treat diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases, and has a good inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae and Escherichia coli. In addition, the pomegranate peel contains alkaline substances that have an insect repellent effect; the pomegranate flowers have a hemostatic function, and the pomegranate flowers can be soaked in water to wash the eyes, which also has the effect of improving eyesight.

3. Pomegranate is warm in nature, sweet, sour and astringent in taste, and enters the lung, kidney and large intestine meridians; it has the effects of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, astringing and solidifying, stopping diarrhea and stopping bleeding; it is mainly used to treat symptoms such as lack of fluid, dry mouth and throat, thirst, long-term diarrhea, long-term dysentery, bloody stool, and metrorrhagia.

Effects of Pomegranate:

1. Broad-spectrum antibacterial: Pomegranate peel contains a variety of biological bases. Antibacterial tests have confirmed that the alcohol extract of pomegranate and the water decoction of the peel have a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect. It has a significant inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic Streptococcus, Vibrio cholerae, Shigella dysenteriae, etc., among which the strongest effect is on Shigella dysenteriae. The water extract of pomegranate peel also has different degrees of inhibitory effect on various skin fungi in the test tube. The decoction of pomegranate peel can also inhibit influenza virus;

2. Astringent and bowel-stringent: Pomegranate tastes sour and contains bioalkali, ursolic acid, etc. It has obvious astringent effect and can astringe the intestines and stop bleeding. In addition, it has good antibacterial effect, so it is a good product for treating dysentery, diarrhea, bloody stool, spermatorrhea, rectal prolapse and other diseases.

3. Insect repellent and insecticide: Pomegranate peel and pomegranate root bark contain punicine, which has an anesthetic effect on human parasites and is an important medicine for insect repellent and insecticide, especially for red worms. It can be used to treat abdominal pain caused by worm accumulation, scabies, etc.

4. Stop bleeding and improve eyesight: Pomegranate flowers are sour, astringent and flat in nature. If they are dried and ground into powder, they have a good hemostatic effect and can also stop leucorrhea. Soaking pomegranate flowers in water and washing your eyes can also improve eyesight.