Punica granatum Anar Pomegranate Dadima Dadam chal Anaar Shrub

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Punica granatum

Scientific Name and Description

Punica granatum L

Herb Family

Lythraceae

Plant type

Shrub

Plant Synonyms

Granatum punicum St.-Lag.
Punica florida Salisb.
Punica grandiflora hort. ex Steud.
Punica nana L.
Punica spinosa Lam.
Rhoea punica St.-Lag.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	Pomegranate,balustine flowers, grenadine, pomegranate
Hindi	Anar, amar, anar, anar-ka-per, anar-ke-per, auar, dalimo, dalimu, dalmiya, daram, daran, darim, darimu, daroo, daru, dhalim, dharimb, dharu, doran, gulnar-ka-per, nirgal, ringal
Marathi	Anar, daalimb, dalimb, dalimba
Tamil	Ma granada, arocakanacani, arulmaram, arumaram, atalai, catimataki, catipancu, cerukkam, cikappumatalai, civappuccantanikacceti, civappuccantanikam, civappumatalai, cukacanam, cukatanam, cukavallam, cukkilestam, ekamuli, inippu matalai, inippumatalai, inippumatulai, irattapittapicakam, irattavicam, irattavitacceti, irucakam, irucukam, kalkapalam, kalumal madalai, karkapalacceti, karkapalam, kavaiyal, kovarttanam, kucapalam, kucapalamaram, kukarumulimpam, kurucattam, kuttinam, maathulai, madalai, madalai-ch-chedi, madalai-p-pazham, madalam, madalangkai, madalum vayr, madhalai, madhulam, madhulami, madulai, madulam, madulungam, magilam palam, malaki, manimatari, manipicam, manipicamaram, manivicam, maniviciramam, maniviciramaram, maralam, maralam, maralamaram, marayam, matalaimacaki, matalaimacakimaram, matalam, matalampu, matalunkam, mathalai, mathulai, matulai,matulainkam, matulam, matulankam, matulankam, matulankamaram, matulunkam, matulunkamaram, matuvicam, nallamatulai, narumatulam, narumatulam, nattumatalai, palacatavam, palacatavamaram, palacavatam, palapuracceti, palapurakam, palapurakamaram, picapuram, picapuram, pintirakacceti, pintirakam, pintiram, piraputam, pu-madalai, pulimadalai, pulippumatulai, pumadalai, rumman, tacanapicam, tadimadalai, tadimam, talimpamayati, tantapicakam, tantapicam, tantapijakam, tatimakkani, tatimam, tatimatulai, tittippumatulaimaram, tittippuppalai, tucakamatulai, tucakatitam, tucakatitamaram, tuccam, tuccam#, tusagam, urucakam, urumamapalam, uruntanirpputpi, utirapantam, varaimatalacci, varaiyutakam, vinnarakam, vinnarakamaram, vintapurakam, viraiyotakam, virotam, viruttapalam
Telugu	Danimma, daadimamu, daadimba, daalimba chettu, daalimma, daanimma, dadima, dadima-chetu, dadimamu, dadimba, dadimma, dalimba, dalimba-chettu, dalimma, dalunimma, danima, danimma, danimma-chettu, karakamu, pulladaanimma, pulladanimma, puvvudaanimma, puvvudanimma, thiyyadaanimma, tiyyadanimma
Kannada	Danima, daadima, daalimbe, daalimbe mara, dadima, dadimbe, dalimabay, dalimba, dalimbare, dalimbe, dalimbe-gida, dalimbuhannu, dhalimbe, huli daalimbe mara, hulidalimbe, hushidalimbe, husidalimbe
Assamese	Dalim
Sanskrit	दन्तबीज, दशनबीज, दाडिम, bijapura, dadima, dadima-phalam, dadimah, dadimam, dadimaphalam, dadimasara, dadimavrikshaha, dadimba, dalika, dantabijaka, darimba, ija, karaka, kuchaphala, kuttima, lohitapushpaka, lohitapuspaka, madhubija, milapatra, milapatraka, mukhavallabha, nagarata, parvarut, phalamla, phalashadava, pindapushpa, pindira, raktabija, raktapushpa, shukadana, shukavallabha, sunila, suphala, svadvamla, valkaphala, vrittaphala
Malayalam	dadimam, dadiman, madala, matalam, matalam-cheti, matalanarakam, pumatalam, raktabijam, talimadalam, talimatalam, urumampalam, urumampazham, uruyampalam
Tibetan	bal-poi-seu, se bru, se u bru, seu bru
Urdu	aab-e-amar, amardana, anar, anar dana, anar dona, anar shirin, anardana, anaspal, goolnar, gul amar, gul anar, gul-i-anar, gulnar, gulnar (gulnar farsi), hab-i-qilqil, naspal, poast anar, rub amar shirin, rub anar, rub anar shirin, rub anar tursh, rub-i-anar shirin, sharbat anarshirin, tub-i-anar shirin
Rajasthan Region	Darim

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Bark

Flowers

Fruits

Seeds

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Root powder or decoction is used in deworming among children.
The juice of the flowers is put into bleeding nose.
Fresh fruit juice is cooling and used to treat dyspepsia, cold, cough, diarrhoea and dysentery.
Fruits with rind used in the treatment of bleeding piles, colitis, uterine disorders, diarrhoea, dysentery and cough.
Powdered flower buds used to treat bronchitis.
Seeds are stomachic.
Stem bark also used to treat bronchitis and pyorrhoea.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Punica granatum L. Lythraceae Maadhulai Tree Young fruits Juice Hypolipidemic

Punica granatum L. Shrub or small tree. Whole plant Anti diabetic; epilepsy; antidiarrhoeal; antimicrobial; dysentery; diarrhoea; stomach pain; gastrointestinal disorders; tuberculosis; insecticidal; wormicidal; indigestion General Bhardwaj et al. 2011, Padal et al. 2014