Introduce pomegranate (give it to me before 8 o'clock)

pomegranate

Pomegranate: sweet, sour and warm in nature, it has the functions of killing insects, astringing, astringing intestines and stopping dysentery. Pomegranate fruit is rich in nutrition, and its vitamin C content is one to two times higher than that of apples and pears.

Scientific name: pomegranate.

English name: Spine Wild pomegranate

Family Name: Pomegranate, Pomegranate

brief introduction

Pomegranate (Punica granatum), formerly known as Anpomegranate. Deciduous shrubs or small trees of pomegranate family, 2-7 meters high; Branchlets rounded, or slightly angular, spiny at the top, smooth and glabrous. The leaves are opposite or clustered, obovate to oblong, or elliptic-lanceolate, 2-8 cm long and 1-2 cm wide, with sharp tips, shiny surfaces and convex midvein on the back; Having a short petiole. Flowers 1 to several, born at the top of branches or axillary, with short stalks; Calyx bell-shaped, orange-red, thick, 2-3 cm long, 5-7 lobes at the top, with papillae outside the lobes; Petals are as many as sepals, alternate, born in calyx tube, obovate, slightly higher than calyx lobes, usually red, but also white, yellow or crimson. Petals will shrink, because there are several varieties of single petals and double petals, such as DC pomegranate ... yellow pomegranate ... and pomegranate ... Flowering from June to July, fruiting from 9-65438+ 10.

The origin of pomegranate is Iran and its surrounding areas in Central Asia.

According to legend, pomegranate was introduced to China by Zhang Qian in the Western Han Dynasty.

use

The fruit is edible;

Pericarp and root bark have astringent, antidiarrheal and insecticidal effects;

Can also be used as a black dye; Cooking leaves can replace tea leaves.

Nutritional value of pomegranate

Pomegranate is particularly rich in nutrition and contains many nutrients needed by human body. Fruit contains vitamins C and B, organic acids, sugar, protein, fat and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and potassium. According to the analysis, pomegranate fruit contains carbohydrate 17%, water 79% and sugar 13 ~ 17%, among which vitamin C content is twice as high as that of apple, while fat and protein content are less, and the fruit is mainly fresh.

Medicinal value of pomegranate

Pomegranate juice contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements, which has the functions of helping digestion, resisting gastric ulcer, softening blood vessels, lowering blood fat and blood sugar, lowering cholesterol and so on. It can prevent coronary heart disease, heart disease and hypertension, and has the effects of invigorating stomach, refreshing mind, stimulating appetite and prolonging life, and has a miraculous effect on alcoholics.

Pomegranate is a treasure, and its skin, roots and flowers can be used as medicine. Its peel contains malic acid, tannin, alkaloids and other components. According to related experiments, pomegranate peel has obvious bacteriostatic and astringent effects, which can make intestinal mucosa converge and reduce the secretion of intestinal sticky wax, so it can effectively treat diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases, and has a good inhibitory effect on Shigella and Escherichia coli. In addition, pomegranate peel contains alkaline substances, which have insect repellent effect; Pomegranate flower has the function of stopping bleeding, and pomegranate flower soaking and washing eyes has the function of improving eyesight.

Pomegranate is rich in minerals, with two major antioxidant components-pomegranate polyphenols and anthocyanins, as well as linoleic acid, vitamin C, B6, E and folic acid. The extracts of minerals such as calcium, magnesium and zinc contained in pomegranate can quickly replenish skin moisture loss and make skin brighter and softer. List of Nutritional Components of Pomegranate with Red Pink Peel

(According to 100g) Component Name Content Component Name Content Component Name Content

Edible portion 57 Moisture (g) 78.7 Energy (kcal) 64

Energy (kilojoule) 268 protein (g) 1.3 Fat (g) 0. 1.

Carbohydrate (g) 19.4 dietary fiber (g) 4.9 cholesterol (mg) 0

Ash (g) 0.5 Vitamin A (mg) 0 Carotene (mg) 0

Retinol (mg) 0 Thiamine (mg) 0.05 Riboflavin (mg) 0.03

Nicotinic acid (mg) 0 vitamin C (mg) 13 vitamin E(T) (mg) 3.72

a-E 0 (β-γ)-E 1.49 δ-E 2.23

Calcium (mg) 16 phosphorus (mg) 76 potassium (mg) 2 18

Sodium (mg) 0.8 magnesium (mg) 16 iron (mg) 0.2

Zinc (mg) 0. 19 selenium (μ g) 0 copper (mg) 0. 17

Manganese (mg) 0. 18 iodine (mg) 0

meaning

China: People in China regard pomegranate as a mascot and consider it a symbol of many children and many blessings. The ancients called pomegranate "a thousand rooms are the same piece, and a thousand children are like one." When people get married, they often put the peeled pomegranate with berries exposed on the desk of the new house or handle it by him, and some people give pomegranate to wish them good luck. Common auspicious paintings are Liu Kaibaizi, Sanduo and Huafeng Zhu San, and many children are blessed.

International: There is a red pomegranate on the national emblem of Spain, which is the national flower of Spain. Pomegranate is both ornamental and edible. Pomegranate blooms in early summer. Under the shade of green leaves, it ignited a fiery red, gorgeous as a haze. After enjoying the flowers, in two or three months, the red fruit will be covered with branches again, just like "the fruit is hung with stars, and the light is like green mountains reflecting green water." It is "Danpa knot show, China (flower) is beautiful." Pomegranate, which grew in China in modern times, was brought back to China by Zhang Qian when he was in the Western Regions in Han Dynasty. People borrow pomegranate seeds to wish their children and grandchildren a full house. Pomegranate tree is a symbol of wealth, auspiciousness and prosperity. In Spain, pomegranate trees can be seen everywhere on 500,000 square kilometers of land, whether in plateau mountainous areas, towns and villages, or in front of houses and behind seashore parks.

New medical discoveries

American researchers said in a report that the popular deep red pomegranate juice found in laboratory test vessels and mice can resist cancer cells.

In a research report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week, researchers pointed out that they injected human prostate cancer cells into mice, causing them to develop prostate tumors. Then give it pomegranate juice. After a period of "dieting", they found that the tumor had shrunk. Pomegranate juice is rich in antioxidants, which can make fruits and vegetables appear dark and resist chemicals that destroy cells and develop into cancer or other diseases.

Dr Hassan Mukhtar, a professor of dermatology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, who led the research, said: "Our research is still in its infancy, but it adds more evidence that pomegranate contains very powerful chemicals to fight cancer, especially prostate cancer. Now we have more reasons to experiment on humans to see if we can prevent and treat cancer. " This is a big step from treating mice infected with human cancer to treating humans, but other studies also believe that pomegranate juice and other foods rich in oxidants are helpful to deal with tumors.

According to the statistics of American Cancer Society, prostate cancer has become the second biggest killer after lung cancer, and 30,000 people died of prostate cancer this year. 230,000 American men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, but most of them were not treated in time.

Pomegranate: It has been designated as the national tree by the African country-Libya.

Name: pomegranate category: arbor

Alias: An Pomegranate, Dan Ruo, Jin Biao, Jin Pang, Turing Family Name: Pomegranate Family

Latin name: pomegranate

Ecological habit

Light-loving, cold-tolerant, moist and fertile calcareous soil, flowering from May to July.

morphological character

Pomegranate is a deciduous shrub or small tree, but it becomes an evergreen tree in the tropics. The crown is clustered and naturally round. The roots are yellow-brown. It grows vigorously and the rhizosphere is easy to take root and tiller. The height of the tree can reach 5-7 meters, generally 3-4 meters, while the dwarf pomegranate is only about 1 meter or lower. The stem is grayish brown, with a tumor-like process on it, and the stem is mostly twisted to the left. There are many branches in the crown, and the young prostitutes are angular and mostly square. Branchlets are flexible and not easy to break. Primary branches are staggered, opposite on strong branchlets, with small spines. The length of thorns is related to the variety and growth. Lush trees have many thorns, but old trees have few thorns. The colors of flower buds change with the seasons, including purple, green and orange. The leaves are lanceolate, 1-9 cm long, round or slightly pointed, thick and entire, opposite to the long branches and clustered on the short branches. Flowers are bisexual, depending on whether the ovary is developed or not. There are bell-shaped flowers and tubular flowers. The former is good at fertilization, while the latter often withers and bears no fruit. In that year, a bunch of 1 flower was planted at the top of the new shoot and at the axil below the back neck to several flowers; Sepals hard, fleshy, tubular, 5-7-lobed, persistent with locules; Petals obovate, as many as sepals and alternate, arranged in imbricate shape. Flowers are divided into single petals and double petals. Double-petalled varieties have many pistils and are sterile, with dozens of petals; Flowers are red, white, yellow, pink and agate. Stamens are numerous, filaments are hairless. Pistil has 1 style, which is longer than stamens, with 4-8 carpels and lower ovary. When it matures, it becomes a large, multicellular and multi-seeded berry, with many seeds in each cell. The exocarp is fleshy, bright red, reddish or white, juicy, sweet and sour, and is an edible part; The inner seed coat is horny, and some of it degenerates and softens, which is soft-seeded pomegranate.

Breeding and cultivation

Pomegranate bears barren drought and is afraid of waterlogging. It needs a lot of water during the growing season. Pomegranate cultivation mainly includes garden cultivation, fruit tree cultivation, bonsai cultivation and potted plants.

Garden use

Pomegranate is both a flower and a fruit, and it is edible. Small potted pomegranate can be used to decorate potted flowers or indoor ornamental, and large potted pomegranate can be planted in a large pot as a background material for three-dimensional display or flower decoration.

Distribution of origin

Pomegranate is native to Iran, Afghanistan and other countries in Asia Minor. Today, in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia, there are still large areas of wild pomegranate forests with an altitude of 300- 1000 meters. Pomegranate is one of the earliest introduced and cultivated fruit trees and flowers. China, India, Asia, Africa and Europe are all cultivated as fruit trees along the Mediterranean coast, especially in Africa. The United States is mainly distributed in California. Spain on Iberian Peninsula in Southwest Europe regards pomegranate as the national flower. On the land of 500,000 square kilometers, pomegranate flowers are planted in many places, whether in highlands, in front of houses in towns and villages, or in parks and gardens in coastal cities. Pomegranate is widely distributed in Iran and its vicinity, and many excellent varieties have been bred. After pomegranate was introduced into China, it was loved by people because of its beautiful flowers and easy cultivation. It is listed as the "moon flower" in May of the agricultural lunar calendar and is called "durian month". At present, cultivation is distributed all over China, except in extremely cold areas. Among them, Shaanxi, Anhui, Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan, Sichuan, Yunnan and Xinjiang are many. Beijing and Tianjin can be planted in good microclimate conditions. In the north where the annual average extreme minimum temperature is-19℃ isotherm, pomegranate can't be planted in the open field, and it is usually cut in pots. The main pomegranate producing areas in China are Lintong, Ganxian and Sanyuan in Shaanxi Province, Huaiyuan, Xiaoshan, Suixi and Chaoxian in Anhui Province, Suzhou, Nanjing, Xuzhou and Pixian in Jiangsu Province, Mengzi, Qiaojia, Jianshui and Chenggong in Yunnan Province, and Huili in Sichuan Province. Pomegranate in Yecheng, Xinjiang is famous for its big fruit and high quality.

Poetry about pomegranate

Pomegranate flower poetry

Title: Wang Yishan's Song Ci.

When the south wind wants to play, the Dan wall is surrounded by greenery.

Pomegranate has dry red buds, and endless spring is stronger.

Don't come to the western regions because of Wang Bo. Andrew's famous flowers are given to Anshi.

The ancient scenery on the Yuan Chao Pavilion is really hand-planted.

Seven wonders, enjoying lotte, and managing the poems of southern pomegranate flowers.

Don

When you send flowers in return, you don't know what you are doing.

A few years later, I found two dusty poems on the wall.

Bees, Pomegranate Flowers and Poetry

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Bees fly into June