[Latin Name] Punica granatum L

[Plant Source] from China

[Specifications]Ellagic acid≥40%

[Appearance] Brown Fine Powder

Plant Part Used:Seed

[Particle size] 80 Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Storage] Store in cool & dry area, keep away from the direct light and heat.

[Shelf life] 24 Months

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[Net weight] 25kgs/drum

Introduction

Pomegranate, (Punica granatum L in Latin), belongs to the family Punicaceae which includes only one genus and two species. The tree is native from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated since ancient times throughout the Mediterranean region of Asia, Africa and Europe.

Pomegranate offers abundant benefits for the cardiovascular system by preventing damage to arterial walls, promoting healthy blood pressure levels, improving blood flow to the heart, and preventing or reversing atherosclerosis.

Pomegranate may benefit people with diabetes and those at risk for the disease. It helps lower after-meal blood sugar levels and protects the cardiovascular system from diabetes-induced damage.

Pomegranate shows promise in killing prostate cancer cells, whether the cells are hormone-sensitive or not. Pomegranate also helped halt the progression of prostate cancer in men who had undergone surgery or radiation for the disease.

Pomegranate may fight the degeneration of joint tissue that leads to painful osteoarthritis, and may protect the brain against oxidative stress-induced changes that can lead to Alzheimer’s. Pomegranate extracts—alone or in combination with the herb gotu kola—help kill the bacteria that contribute to dental plaque, while helping to heal gum disease. Pomegranate also appears to protect the health of the skin and liver.

Function

1.Anti-cancer of rectum and colon, esophageal carcinoma,liver cancer,lung cancer,carcinoma of tongue and skin.

2.Restrain to human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) and many kinds of microbe and virus.

3.Anti-oxidant, coagulant, descenting blood pressure and sedation.

4.Resist to anti-oxidance, senescence inhibition and skin whitening

5.Treat kinds of symptoms caused by high blood sugar, hypertension.

6.Resist to atherosclerosis and tumour.

Application

Pomegranate P.E. can be made into capsules, troche and granule as healthy food. Besides, it has good solubility in water plus the solution transparence and brilliance color, has been widely added into the beverage as the functional content.

Pharmacological Lab Procedures: Barfoed’s Test – Qualitative Test in Carbohydrates. KNUST OER 2012. CC:BY-NC. George Koffuor

This test is to distinguish monosaccharides from disaccharides. At the end of this video lesson, students should be able to distinguish between monosaccharides and disaccharides using the Barfoed’s test, outline the test process and write a well balanced reaction equation for the test.
The full course module is available at https://web.knust.edu.gh/oer/pages/index.php?siteid=knustoer&page=find_materials&cou=35

This is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Find more at https://oer.knust.edu.gh

Excuse me if I don’t come across as enthusiastic like I am in my other videos like I normally do, but I had a bit of a cold this week. But what isn’t cold is this heartwarming, delicious Pumpkin and Pear soup that you will definitely want to make this time of the year.

All the ingredients as listed:

1 Hokkaido pumpkin
2 common pears or a pear of your choice
A finger sized ginger root
2 shallots
6 cups (1.5 liters) of water
1 tsp of chili powder and for decoration (optional)
1 TBSP of cinnamon
2 tsp of white sugar
Salt
Pepper
A handful of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and pine nuts (optional)

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