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Crude drug name

Market nameAnar phool
Formal nameDadima
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Anar (T), Anar (H), Dalimbe (K), Urumampalam, Matalam (M), Dadima (Te), Madhulai palam (Ta), Anar (N)
English namePomegranate
Original plant namePunica granatum Linn., Pomegranate
Family namePunicaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification flower
Collection informationIndia, New Delhi, Hans Raj & Sons
Collection date1991/05/07
CollectorTsuneo Namba, et al.
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Scientific information data base

Crude drug nameAyurvedic name or
Sanskrit name, English name
Dadima (Flowers), Pomegranate
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Original plant namePunica granatum Linn.
Family nameLythraceae
Used partFlowers, Fruit peal, Seeds
Distribution areaCultivated throughout India.
Common usesFlowers are styptic to the gums and are useful in vomiting, ulcers, pharyngodynia and hydrocele. An extract of the flowers is very specific for epistaxis. Powdered flowerbuds are used in bronchitis.
Medical systemAyurveda (Traditional Indian medicine)
Traditional usage1. Paste of flower bud of Dadima mixed with honey checks diarrhoea immediately.

2. Juice of Dadima flowers, flowers of Amra (mango), Durva (Cynodon dactylon) should be administered and other drugs of Sita (cold) group in local application etc., for intrinsic haemorrhage/hemorrhage.

3. Snuffing with juice of Dadima flowers or Durva, Amra or Onion checks epistaxis.

4. Juice of Dadima flowers mixed with goat's milk and sugar is beneficial for intrinsic haemorrhage.

5. Epistaxis is checked by snuffing with the juice of Dadima flowers, breast milk, juice of mango flowers and Durva.
ReferencesReference book 

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[2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras)
Vol. 4 (Repr.1997), p 396.

Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement
p 207.

Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
p 123.

Last renewal date2023/11/16