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Market name石榴果皮
Formal name石榴果皮
Japanese nameせきりゅうかひ, Sekiryūkahi
Vernacular nameShiliupi
Latin nameGranati Pericarpium (CP)
English namePomegranate Rind (CP)
Original plant namePunica granatum L., (Zakuro)
Family namePunicaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification fruit peal, pericarp
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
IdentifierKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.1740

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Common name石榴果皮, Shiliuguopi, Granati Pericarpium (CP2020), Pomegranate Rind (CP2020)
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Original plant namePunica granatum Linn., (Zakuro)
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Family namePunicaceae
Used partpericarp of mature fruit
Official compendiumCP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs an astringent and antidiarrheal, it is applied to treat chronic diarrhea, hematochezia, prolapse, spermatorrhea, metrorrhagia, and metrostaxis. It is also employed as an anthelmintic agent against abdominal pain due to enterositosis.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Astringents and haemostatics
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; sour and astringent.
[Meridian Tropism] Large intestine meridians.
[Actions] Astringe the intestines to check diarrhea, stanch bleeding, expel worms.
[Indications] Chronic diarrhea and, chronic dysentery, bloody stool, prolapse of the rectum, flooding and spotting, vaginal discharge, abdominal pain caused by worm accumulation.
Chemical constituentTannins
(*C1):
タンニン類 / tannnins 28％（加水分解後 /after hydrolyzationafter, ellagic acid を生じる）

Others
(*C1):
粘液質 / mucilage 34％

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DNA sequenceU38311, L10223
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")		※Click this image to see the actual image
DiseaseDiarrhea, Melena or hematochezia, Proctoptosis, Leukorrhea, Muddy and watery stool, Roundworm, Enterobiasis, Hypermenorrhea, Irregular vaginal bleeding
FormulationOrento
Related drugsPunica granatum root bark and trunk bark
ReferencesCP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 283-284.
RemarksThe pericarp of Punica granatum L. (Jap. Name: Zakuro) is used as an astringent and antidiarrheal. The root bark or trunk bark is processed to make vermifuge for pork tapeworm.
Last renewal date2022/01/31
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