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Pomegranate tree is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub. The pomegranate fruit is

native to the region of Persia and the Himalayan ranges of India. It is

widely cultivated throughout India, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran, Afghanistan,

Pakistan, Turkey, Israel, the drier parts of southeast Asia,

Indonesia, peninsular Malaysia, the Mediterranean and Southern Europe

and tropical Africa.

Culinary use

After opening the pomegranate by scoring it with a knife and breaking it

open, the arils (seed casings) are separated from the peel and internal

white pulp membranes. Separating the red arils is simplified by performing

this task in a bowl of water, wherein arils sink and pulp floats. It is also

possible to freeze the whole fruit in the freezer, making the red arils

easy to separate from the white pulp membranes. A very effective way

of quickly harvesting the arils with minimal time and effort is to cut the

pomegranate in half, score each half of the exterior rind four to six times

to assist in spreading the rind and ejection of arils, hold pomegranate half

over a bowl and smack rind with a large spoon. Arils should eject from

pomegranate directly into the bowl, leaving only a dozen or more deeply

embedded arils to remove.

Prominence in Ayurvedic medicine

In the Indian subcontinent's ancient Ayurveda system of medicine,

the pomegranate has extensively been used as a source of traditional

remedies for thousands of years.

Potential health benefits

In preliminary laboratory research and human pilot studies, juice of

the pomegranate was effective in reducing heart disease risk factors,

including LDL oxidation, macrophage oxidative status, and foam cell

formation all of which are steps in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular

disease. To know more on health benefits of pomegranateplease visit

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