Useful properties of pomegranate for men and women

In the East, the pomegranate is called the king of fruits, not only for the type of crown-shaped stalk, but also for its useful and medicinal properties. Botanical scientists classify pomegranate as a berry. Its dense peel contains from 400 to 900 juicy sweet and sour seeds of red color with seeds with a diameter of 9 to 18 centimeterseaten by humans.

Calorie content of pomegranate and its nutritional value

Pomegranate nourishes the human body with many useful substances and trace elements, having a low calorie content. IN 100 grams fetus contains about 72 caloriesand in 100 grams freshly squeezed pomegranate juice - total 64 calories... If one fruit weighs about 200 grams, then eating it whole, a person will receive only 144 calories, which is useful for overweight people.

Despite its low calorie content, pomegranate has significant nutritional value. IN 100 grams pomegranate seeds contain: 14-15 grams carbohydrates, by 0.6-0.7 grams proteins and fats... The pomegranate fruit has a unique set of 15 amino acids, of which 7 are found only in meat, so pomegranate is useful for vegetarians.

Vitamins contained in pomegranate have a beneficial effect on humans:

• vitamin A - natural antioxidant; improves eyesight, skin and hair health, affects bone health;
• B vitamins participate in all metabolic processes of the body and relieve chronic fatigue syndrome;
• vitamin E has a beneficial effect on vision and oversees all recovery processes in the human body;
• vitamin C enhances immunity;
• vitamin group PP strengthens the heart muscle and vascular walls, blocks the formation of cholesterol plaques.

The pomegranate fruit contains a unique substance - punicalagen, which is a powerful antioxidant and contains a complex of tannins.

Contraindications and harm of pomegranate

With a large number of useful properties of pomegranate, there are a number of contraindications for its use, which should be taken into account so as not to harm health.

• Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Pomegranate contains malic, oxalic and citric acid. For people with acidic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, pomegranate and its juice can irritate the walls of the stomach and intestines.
• Heartburn. Excessive consumption of pomegranate increases the secretion of bile juice into the stomach. In the case of increased acidity, this may cause a burning sensation in the esophagus or stomach. To avoid heartburn, it is recommended to drink a glass of clean water before consuming pomegranate. This will reduce the concentration of gastric juice.

• Allergic reactions. For some people, pomegranate is a strong allergen. Even if the allergy has not been observed before, it can be caused by a large intake of pomegranates. To avoid allergic reactions, you should consume no more than 2 fruits a day.
• Constipation. With weak intestinal motility, a person may experience constipation, which will be aggravated by the use of pomegranates and its juice due to the presence of a large amount of tannins in them.
• Hemorrhoids and fissures in the anus. Excessive consumption of pomegranate and juice from it can cause irreversible problems and pain when emptying the intestines.
• Diabetes. This disease precludes the intake of sweet pomegranate varieties. In this case, you can use half-diluted juice from sour varieties of this fruit without added sugar.
• Low blood pressure. Pomegranate helps lower blood pressure. People diagnosed with hypotension should limit themselves in the use of its fruits and pomegranate juice.
• Tooth enamel condition. With weak tooth enamel, the acids contained in the pomegranate accelerate its destruction.

Useful properties of pomegranate and its use in traditional medicine

Science and centuries-old practice of traditional medicine have proven that the correct use of pomegranate has a beneficial effect on most people.

Pulp

The pulp of pomegranate seeds can improve health in case of ailments and even prevent their appearance.

• With diseases of the cardiovascular system pomegranate helps to strengthen the heart muscle, the walls of blood vessels and normalizes blood pressure in hypertension.
• People with unhealthy kidneys and gallbladder it is useful to have sweet pomegranate fruits in the diet. It is an effective natural diuretic and choleretic agent. It does not flush potassium from the body, unlike medications.
• Pomegranate is useful with depletion of the body and anemia... It increases the level of hemoglobin in the blood.

• According to research by scientists, the constant use of pomegranate pulp prevents the onset of cancer and removes radiation from the body.
• Estrogens found in pomegranate normalize hormonal balance in women during menopause, reduce menstrual pain and help relieve headaches.
• Eating pomegranate for men helps to improve potency, and, accelerating blood circulation, has a beneficial effect on erection.

Bones

Some people ignore pomegranate because of the large number of seeds in the fruit and do not suspect that they are an effective general tonic and healing agent.

• Grinding pomegranate seeds can be made natural medicine for headache and to lower blood pressure.
• Chopping the seeds and combining them with honey, you get pain reliever for severe toothaches... It should be applied to the gum in the form of applications.

• A few pomegranate seeds eaten per day are a good remedy. to improve intestinal motility and its purification.
• Pomegranate bones help to normalize hormonal levels, therefore, its juicy grains should be eaten in grains.
• Eating ground pomegranate seeds increases the level of hemoglobin in the blood.
• Juice made from pomegranate seeds treat kidney and liver diseases.

Peel

After eating a pomegranate, do not throw away its peel. By drying and grinding it, you will receive a cure for the health problems that have arisen.

• The pomegranate peel contains alkaloids that allow remove worms from the body.
• Due to its tannin content, the pomegranate rind powder is highly astringent and able to cure enterocolitis and diarrhea.
• Peel powder has proven itself well as powder for scratches and cracks in the skin.
• A rinse made from the rind cures stomatitis and bleeding gums.
• Decoctions of pomegranate peel help well for colds and rinses with sore throat.
• Rinsing hair decoction of pomegranate peel activates their growth, gives them a healthy look and shine.

Partitions

After eating the pomegranates, dry the partitions between the seeds. This will create a medicine that can be used. to calm the nervous system in the form of tea brewed from partitions. It will help relieve nervous tension and calm down during stress, anxiety and various worries. A septum decoction is also effective for diarrhea.

The juice

Pomegranate juice is widely used in folk medicine.

• Patients with viral respiratory diseases and sore throat, pomegranate juice lowers the temperature, relieves cough and promotes the development of protective functions of the body.
• With burns pomegranate juice diluted with water reduces pain and irritation of the burned skin area.
• People on a dietpomegranate juice diluted in half with water will improve metabolism and stimulate digestion.
• Pomegranate juice contains more antioxidants than green tea. It must be consumed people whose robot is exposed to increased levels of radiation.
• Masks with pomegranate juice, formulated in equal proportion with sour cream, can remove acne, pigmentation and freckles from the face.

The beneficial properties are preserved in freshly squeezed pomegranate juice. It is not difficult to cook it yourself. To do this, you need to perform a series of sequential actions.:

1. Divide the fruit into two equal parts.
2. Fill the container with water and lower half of the fruit with the bones removed from it into it.
3. When the grains fall to the bottom and the partitions float up, you need to collect them from the surface of the water.
4. Drain the water and pass the grains through a juicer.

Pomegranate during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Doctors often recommend pomegranate and juice from its seeds to pregnant women. This delicious berry can replace a number of medications, which cannot be taken by expectant mothers with various deviations during pregnancy.      

• A decrease in hemoglobin occurs in most pregnant women. Due to the presence of the natural mineral iron, pomegranate replenishes its deficiency in the body.
• To many women sweet and sour pomegranate berries help to overcome toxicosis... They remove toxins from the body thanks to the pectin they contain, which helps to get rid of nausea and vomiting.
• The astringent components of pomegranate envelop the stomach and improve the functioning of the digestive system and appetite.
• For headaches, expectant mothers are not advised to take medications. Eating one grenade a day can avoid headaches. or reduce its intensity.
• Pomegranate strengthens the immune system, has a tonic effect, which allows you to avoid viral diseases or weaken their course.

• For expectant mothers suffering from edema, pomegranate with a diuretic effect, removes excess fluid from the body.
• Garnet saturates the diet with complex carbohydrates and fiberth, necessary for a woman who is at a later date and at the same time, due to its low calorie content, does not lead to weight gain.
• Along with meat products is a source of hemoglobinimportant for the good development of the circulatory system of the child and the health of the woman.

When you can't eat pomegranate for a pregnant woman

The pomegranate has contraindications that pregnant women must know. You should refrain from eating pomegranate and pomegranate juice or limit their amount as much as possible if you have:

• heartburn, characteristic of many pregnant women, especially in the last trimester;
• constipationthat expectant mothers often suffer;
• reduced pressureto avoid a crisis;
• weakened tooth enamel, more susceptible to destruction during pregnancy from the acids contained in the pomegranate;
• diseases gastrointestinal tract;
• allergies for grenades.  

How to eat pomegranate while breastfeeding

A woman breastfeeding a child should, first of all, take into account the baby's reaction to this fruit, so as not to harm his health.

In the subsequent lactation period, the use of pomegranate can lead:

• to allergic reactions The child has;
• constipation the baby;
• bloating from gas and colic.

At this time, monitor the condition of the child. If he does not have allergies and other negative reactions, you can increase the dose., bringing it to one fruit a day. However, it is not recommended to consume pomegranate every day. Give preference to freshly squeezed juice diluted in half with water.

Traditional medicine recipes from pomegranate

From generation to generation, healers passed on recipes of traditional medicine using pomegranate for many diseases. Here are the most popular ones.

With diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

A decoction will help to relieve inflammation of the small and large intestines, for the manufacture of which you should take: 50 grams of ripe kernels, 20 grams of dried crusts and 200 ml of water. Boil this composition for half an hour over low heat. Strain the cooled broth and use 1 tablespoon 2 times a day.

Adults with diarrhea dried pomegranate peels should be ground into powder and taken after meals a pinch 3 times a day.

For children dilute pomegranate juice in half with water and consume 2-3 times a day after bowel movements. This recipe will help, even with dysentery, to stop the reproduction of dysentery sticks and pathogenic microbes.

For colds and viral diseases

With angina, pharyngitis and stomatitis, a decoction of pomegranate peels will help. To prepare the broth is taken 20 grams crushed crusts, which are poured 200 milliliters water... Then they are boiled for half an hour, filtered and boiled water is added to the resulting broth, bringing its volume to a glass. Rinse the throat or mouth with the broth.

To get rid of parasites

The bark of the pomegranate tree is an effective remedy for worms. To prepare the medicine they take 40-50 grams chopped bark and poured 400 milliliters cold water... The resulting composition is infused for 6 hours. Next, it must be boiled over low heat to half the original volume. The broth must be cooled, filtered and drunk in small doses for an hour. After 1 hour, you need to drink a laxative, and after 4 hours do an enema.

Similarly, you can make a decoction of the pomegranate peel.... Then they take 50-60 grams of peel per 0.5 liters of cold water and insist for 7 hours, and then cook according to the scheme proposed above.

For weight loss

For weight loss, there is a recipe with a mixture of pomegranate seeds and olive oil, which reduces hunger and speeds up the metabolism. Take two tablespoons of chopped pomegranate seeds and mix them with two tablespoons of olive oil. Use the composition by 1 tea spoon for 30 minutes before meals for 30 days without interruption.

The benefits of a pomegranate in human life are invaluable. The richness of vitamins, trace elements and fatty acids make it an indispensable remedy for traditional medicine. Pomegranate helps to improve health, fight ailments and protect against cancer... It is widely used in cosmetology, it is used in cooking, bringing its unique taste to salads, sauces for meat, baked goods and desserts. Punch and delicious wine are made from it. Fresh and juiced, pomegranates not only give us pleasure in taste, but also give us vigor and good mood!