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|data1 = Herb database/Dadima
|data1 = Herb database/Dadima
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Punica granatum L.
|data2 = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate Punica granatum L.]
|label3 = Family
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Lytheraceae
|data3 = Lythraceae
|label4 = Availability
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|data5 = [[Team Dravyaguna]]
|label6 = Year of publication  
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2024
|data6 = 2026
|label7 = Publisher  
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI  
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==English name ==
'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate Punica granatum L.]''', popularly known as '''Dadima''' (Pomegranate), is a large deciduous shrub or small tree belonging to the family Lythraceae. It is highly revered in [[Ayurveda]] for its culinary and therapeutic uses, as a heart-healthy tonic (''hridya'') and digestive aid.


==English name==
Pomegranate
Pomegranate


==Therapeutic uses==
==Therapeutic uses==
* '''Sweet fruit (swadu):''' Beneficial in burning sensations (''daha''), excessive thirst (''trishna''), fever (''jwara''), enhancing reproductive constituents (''shukrala''), light to digest (''laghu''), and reduces bad mouth odour (''mukhagandhaghna'').
* '''Sweet and sour fruit (swaduamla):''' Beneficial for stimulating digestion (''dipana''), improving taste (''ruchya''), and slightly elevates pitta dosha.
* '''Sour fruit (amla):''' Aggravates pitta dosha and alleviates vata and kapha dosha.


* Sweet fruit (swadu) is beneficial in burning sensations (daha), excessive thirst (trishna), fever (jwara), enhancing reproductive constituents (shukrala), light to digest (laghu), reduces bad mouth odour (mukhagandhaghna)
* Sweet and sour fruit (swaduamla) is beneficial for stimulating digestion (dipana), improving taste (ruchya), slightly elevates pitta dosha
* Sour fruit aggravates pitta dosha and alleviates vata and kapha dosha 
==Identification characters==
==Identification characters==
It is a large deciduous shrub or small tree with shining, oblanceolate glabrous leaves, red-colored flowers with 5–7 petals, and a globose fruit.<ref name="ref1" />


It is large deciduous shrub/small tree. Having shiner, oblanceolate glabrous leaves. Red coloured flowers with 5-7 petals and globose fruit.
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Dadima, Karaka, Dantabija, Lohitapushpaka. 
==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Dadima, Karaka- useful in many conditions.


Dantabija- seeds resembles teeth
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Dadima, Karaka, Dantabija, Lohitapushpaka


Lohitapushpaka- flowers are red in color
==Additional Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
* '''Dadima:''' Useful in many conditions.<ref name="ref2" />
* '''Dantabija:''' Seeds resemble teeth.<ref name="ref2" />
* '''Lohitapushpaka:''' Flowers are red in color.<ref name="ref2" />


==Bheda/ types==
==Types (Bheda)==
# Swadu (sweet)
# Swadu (Sweet)<ref name="ref2" />
# Swaduamla (Sweet and sour)
# Swaduamla (Sweet and sour)<ref name="ref2" />
# Amla (Sour)
# Amla (Sour)<ref name="ref2" />


== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==  
==Ayurvedic pharmacological properties==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Properties  
|+ Properties
|-
|-
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
|-
|-
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Sweet (madhura), Astringent (kashaya), Sour (amla)
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Sweet (madhura), Astringent (kashaya), Sour (amla)<ref name="ref2" />
|-
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Not too hot (anushna)<ref name="ref2" />
|-
|-
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Not too hot (anushna)
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Sweet (madhura)<ref name="ref2" />
|-
|-
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Sweet (madhura)
| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]]) || Light (laghu), Unctuous (snigdha)<ref name="ref2" />
|-
|-
| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Light (laghu), Unctuous (snigdha)
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Reduces [[vata]], [[pitta]] and [[kapha]]<ref name="ref2" />
|-
|-
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Reduces [[vata]], [[pitta]] and [[kapha]]
|}
|}


== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==  
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Herbs and their activities
|+ Herbs and their activities
|-
|-
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity  
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
|-
| 1 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/19 || Pachani-Grahi yavagu
|-
|-
| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/19 || Pachani-Grahiyavagu
| 2 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(10) || Hridya mahakashaya (group of heart-healthy herbs)
|-
|-
| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(10) || Hridyamahakashay
| 3 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(28) || Chhardinigrahana mahakashaya (group of herbs for anti-emetic therapy)
|-
|-
| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(28)|| Chhardinigrahanamahakashay
| 4 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(40) || Shramahara mahakashaya (group of herbs for fatigue)
|-
|-
| 4 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(40)|| Shramaharmahakashaya
| 5 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 13/84 || Alternative recipes for persons averse to lipids
|-
|-
| 5 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 13/84
| 6 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 23/38 || Madyavikatnut Mantha
| Alternative  recipes for persons averse to lipids
|-
|-
|6 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 23/38
| 7 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/4 || Natural qualities
| Madyavikatnut  Mantha
|-
|-
| 7 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/4
| 8 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/150 || Phala Varga (group of all fruits)
| Natural  qualities.
|-
|-
| 8 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/150
| 9 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/256 || Krutanna Varga (group of edibles)
| Phala Varga
|-
|-
|9
| 10 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 26/84 || Viruddha ahara (incompatible food articles)
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/256
|Krutanna Varga
|-
|-
|10
| 11 || Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/136 || Virechana dravyani (group of laxatives)
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 26/84
|Viruddha ahar
|-
|-
|11
| 12 || Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/140 || Amla Skandha (group of sour substances)
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/136
|Virechana  Dravyani
|-
|-
|12
| 13 || Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/30 || Preparations of Trivrut Avaleha
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/140
|Amla Skandha
|-
|-
|13
| 14 || Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/54 || Trivrritadi Modaka
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/30
|Preparations of Trivrit Avaleha
|-
|-
|14
| 15 || Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/75 || Virechana Prayoga (used for therapeutic purgation)
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/54
|Trivrritadi Modaka
|-
|-
|15
| 16 || Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 11/07 || Saptala Shankhini Yoga
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/75
|Virechana Prayoga
|-
|-
|16
| 17 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/4/12 || Ingredient in Vrushya mamsa gutika
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 11/07
|Saptala Shankhini Yoga
|-
|-
|17
| 18 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/4/15 || Ingredient in Vrushya mahish rasa
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/4/12
|Ingredient in Vrushya mamsa Gutika
|-
|-
|18
| 19 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/36 || As pathya ahara (group of wholesome food articles)
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/4/15
|Ingredient in Vrushya  Mahish Rasa
|-
|-
|19
| 20 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/180 || Given as peya for those desiring sour items
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/36
|As pathya ahara.
|-
|-
|20
| 21 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/35 || For Tarpana (instant nourishment)
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/180
|Who has desire to eat sour given as peya.
|-
|-
|21
| 22 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/95 || As an ingredient of Satavaryadi ghrita
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/35
|For Tarpana
|-
|-
|22
| 23 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/100 || Used in Nasagata raktapitta
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/95
|As an ingredient of Satavaryadi ghrita.
|-
|-
|23
| 24 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/68 || To increase effect of Trayushanaadi ghrita
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/100
|Used in Nasagata raktapitta.
|-
|-
|24
| 25 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/69 || Ingredient of Hingusauvarchaladya ghrita
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/68
|To increase effect of Trayushanaadi  ghrit
|-
|-
|25
| 26 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/72 || Ingredient of Hapushadya ghrita
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/69
|Ingredient of Hingusauvarchaladya  ghrit
|-
|-
|26
| 27 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/74 || Ingredient of Pippalyadya ghrita
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/72
|Ingredient of Hapushadya  ghrit
|-
|-
|27
| 28 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/77 || As an anupana in Gulma (abdominal lump)
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/74
|Ingredient of Pippalyadya  ghrit
|-
|-
|28
| 29 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/80 || Ingredient of Hingvadi churna
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/77
|As an Anupan in Gulma
|-
|-
|29
| 30 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/85 || Used to reduce pain in Vataja gulma
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/80
|Ingredient of Hingvadi  churna
|-
|-
|30
| 31 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/87 || Ingredient of Shatyadi churna
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/85
|Used for reduce pain in Vataj  Gulma
|-
|-
|31
| 32 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/133 || As a diet in Pittaja gulma
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/87
|Ingredient of Shatyadi  Churna
|-
|-
|32
| 33 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/142 || Ingredient of Dashamuli ghrita
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/133
|As a diet in Pittaj Gulma
|-
|-
|33
| 34 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/166 || Pathya diet in gulma
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/142
|Ingredient of Dashamuli  Ghrit
|-
|-
|34
| 35 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/36 || Ingredient in Kalyanak ghrita
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/166
|Pathya Diet in Gulma
|-
|-
|35
| 36 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/42 || Ingredient in Mahakalyanak ghrita
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/36
|Ingredient in Kalyanak  Ghrit
|-
|-
|36
| 37 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/54 || Ingredient in Apara lasunadya ghrita
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/42
|Ingredient in Mahakalyanak  Ghrit
|-
|-
|37
| 38 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/85 || Ingredient in Saindhavadi churna
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/54
|Ingredient in Apara  lasunadya Ghrita
|-
|-
|38
| 39 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/88 || Ingredient in Shadav (preparations made of sweet, sour, and salty substances)
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/85
|Ingredient in Saindhavadi  Churna
|-
|-
|39
| 40 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/55 || Ingredient in Chitrakadi ghrita
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/88
|Ingredient in Shadav
|-
|-
|40
| 41 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/130 || Used as anupana in arsha roga with narayan churna
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/55
|Ingredient in Chitrakadi  Ghrit
|-
|-
|41
| 42 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/135 || As an anupana of hapushadya churna
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/130
|Used as  anupan in arsha roga with narayan churna
|-
|-
|42
| 43 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/99 || Used for Anulomana (proper elimination of flatus and feces)
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/135
|As an anupana of hapushdya churna
|-
|-
|43
| 44 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/106 || Removes vata and vibandha (constipation)
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/99
|Used for  Anulomana
|-
|-
|44
| 45 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/125 || Dadima swarasa is mixed with shaka
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/106
|Removes vata  and vibandha
|-
|-
|45
| 46 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/186 || Kwath is used for raktastambhana (cessation of bleeding)
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/125
|Dadima  swarasa is mixed with shaka
|-
|-
|46
| 47 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/197 || Used in rakta arsha (bleeding piles)
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/186
|Kwath is used  for raktastambhan
|-
|-
|47
| 48 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/200 || Sadhita laajapeya used in rakta arsha
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/197
|Used in rakta arsha
|-
|-
|48
| 49 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/89 || As an ingredient of pancamuladhya ghrit evum churna
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/200
|Sadhita  laajapeya used in rakta arsha
|-
|-
|49
| 50 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/97 || Bhavana dravya of citrakadhya gutika
|
Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/89
|As an  ingredient of pancamuladhya ghrit evum churna
|-
|-
|50
| 51 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 16/44 || As an ingredient of Dadimadi ghrita
|
Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/97
|Bhavnadravya  of citrakadhya gutika
|-
|-
|51
| 52 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 16/90 || As an anupana of Shilajatu vataka
|Cha.Sa.  Chi  16/44
|As an ingredient of Dadimadi Ghrit
|-
|-
|52
| 53 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 18/63 || As an ingredient of saindhavadi yoga
|Cha. Sa. Chi. 16/90
|As an Anupana of Shilajatu Vataka
|-
|-
|53
| 54 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 18/126 || As an ingredient of kantakari ghrita
|Cha.sa.chi.18/63
|As an ingredient of saindhavadi yoga.
|-
|-
|54
| 55 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 19/28 || As an ingredient of dipaniya and sangrahi gana
|Cha.sa.chi.18/126
|As an ingredient of kantakari ghrita.
|-
|-
|55
| 56 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 19/33 || Used as a siddhi dravya
|Cha.sa.chi.19/28
|As a Ingridient of dipaniya and sangrahi gana
|-
|-
|56
| 57 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 19/40 || As a yoga dravya in treatment of purishakshaya
|Cha.sa.chi.19/33
|Use as a siddhi dravya
|-
|-
|57
| 58 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 19/44 || As an ingredient of chavyadi ghrita
|
Cha.sa.chi.19/40
|
As a yoga dravya in treatment of purishakshaya.
|-
|-
|58
| 59 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 19/54 || As a yoga dravya in treatment of pittaja atisara
|Cha.sa.chi.19/44
|As an ingredient of chavyadi ghrita.
|-
|-
|59
| 60 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 19/74 || As a prakshepa dravya
|Cha.sa.chi.19/54
|As a yoga dravya in treatment of pittaj atisara.
|-
|-
|60
| 61 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 20/24 || Ghritapana in Vataja chhardi
|Cha.sa.chi.19/74
|-
|As a prakshep dravya
| 62 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 20/35 || As a pathya ahara in kaphaja chhardi
 
|-
| 63 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/109 || As a pathya ahara
|-
| 64 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/111 || As a pathya ahara
|-
|-
|61
| 65 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/112 || Dadima rasa siddha mamsarasa is used
|Cha.Sa.Chi.20/24
|Ghritapana in  Vataja chhardi.
|-
|-
|62
| 66 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/126 || As an ingredient of mulakadi lepa
|Cha.Sa.Chi.20/35
|As a pathya  ahara in kaphaja chhardi.
|-
|-
|63
| 67 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 22/36 || For lepa prayoga (local application)
|Cha.Sa.Chi.21/109
|As a pathya  ahara.
|-
|-
|64
| 68 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 22/49 || Used in treatment of kaphanubandha trushna (thirst)
|Cha.Sa.Chi.21/111
|As a pathya  ahara.
|-
|-
|65
| 69 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/226 || As a pathya ahara (palatable food)
|Cha.Sa.Chi.21/112
|Dadima rasa siddha  mamsarasa is used.
|-
|-
|66
| 70 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 24/121 || Used as swarasa mixed with lavana and sneha in Vataja madatyaya
|Cha.Sa.Chi.21/126
|As an ingredient  of mulakadi lepa.
|-
|-
|67
| 71 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 24/127 || Used as swarasa in Vataja madatyaya (alcohol intoxication)
|Cha.Sa.Chi.22/36
|For lepa prayoga.
|-
|-
|68
| 72 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 24/128 || Used as anupana in Vataja madatyaya
|Cha.Sa.Chi.22/49
|Used in treatment of Kaphanubandha trushna.
|-
|-
|69
| 73 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 24/136 || Used as swarasa in pittaja madatyaya
|Cha.Sa.Chi.23/226
|As a pathya ahara.
|-
|-
|70
| 74 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 24/139 || Used as yoosha in pittaja madatyaya
|Cha.sa.chi.24/121
|Used as swarasa mixed with  lavana & sneha in Vataja madatyaya.
|-
|-
|71
| 75 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 24/151 || Used in mukha-lepa in pittaja madatyaya
|Cha.sa.chi.24/127
|Used as swarasa in Vataja  madatyaya.
|-
|-
|72
| 76 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 24/180 || Used as raga in kaphaja madatyaya
|Cha.sa.chi.24/128
|Used as anupana in Vataja  madatyaya.
|-
|-
|73
| 77 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/217 || Used in Kavala in arochaka (tastelessness)
|Cha.sa.chi.24/136
|Used as swarasa in pittaja  madatyaya.
|-
|-
|74
| 78 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/219 || As an ingredient of Arochakanashaka vati
|Cha.sa.chi.24/139
|Used as yoosha in pittaja  madatyaya.
|-
|-
|75
| 79 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/132 || As an ingredient of Triphaladi maha sneha
|Cha.sa.chi.24/151
|Used in mukha-lepa in  pittaja madatyaya.
|-
|-
|76
| 80 || Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/79 || As an ingredient of Dhatakyadi taila
|Cha.sa.chi.24/180
|Used as raga in kaphaja  madatyaya.
|-
|-
|77
|}
|Cha.sa.Chi.26/217
 
|Used in Kavala in Arochaka.
==Dose==
* 5 to 10 g of the drug in powder form or fresh juice as required.<ref name="ref1" />
 
==Important Formulations==
* Dadimastaka Churna
* Dadima Ghrita
* Dadhika Ghrita
* Bhaskara Lavana
* Shukramatruka Vati
 
==Current availability==
Available
* '''In India –''' Found growing wild in the valley and outer hills of the Himalayas between 900–1800 m, and cultivated widely across many parts of the country.<ref name="ref1" />
* '''Out of India –''' Central Asia, the Himalayas, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, California, Arizona, and South Asia.<ref name="ref1" />
 
==Phytoconstituents==
Different parts of ''Punica granatum'' (fruit peel, aril and juice, seed, flower, leaf, bark and heartwood) contain the following major classes of phytochemicals:<ref name="Wu2017" />
* '''Hydrolyzable tannins:''' ellagitannins (e.g. punicalagin, punicalin) and gallotannins, abundant in the fruit peel.
* '''Ellagic acid:''' free ellagic acid, its methylated forms and glycosidic derivatives.
* '''Flavonoids:''' chalcones, flavanones, flavones, flavonols, anthocyanins (responsible for the red colour), flavan-3-ols and procyanidins.
* '''Alkaloids:''' present in the bark.
* '''Steroids and lipids:''' steroid hormones and seed-oil lipids such as monoacylglycerols and triglycerides.
 
==Pharmacological Activities and Therapeutic Efficacy==
All studies below are preclinical or small human studies on pomegranate preparations. Results with juice or peel extract should not be taken as proof of the effect of the Ayurvedic dosage forms.
 
===Cardiovascular protection (Hridya)===
In healthy male volunteers and in atherosclerotic apolipoprotein E-deficient mice, pomegranate juice consumption had potent antioxidant effects against lipid peroxidation in plasma and lipoproteins. In humans it decreased LDL susceptibility to aggregation and retention and raised the activity of serum paraoxonase by about 20%.<ref name="Aviram2000" />
 
===Antidiarrhoeal activity (Atisara)===
The aqueous extract of the peel (100–400 mg/kg) reduced castor-oil-induced diarrhoea, enteropooling and gastrointestinal transit in rats in a dose-dependent manner, and inhibited the spontaneous movement of the isolated rat ileum. The extract contained tannins, flavonoids and alkaloids.<ref name="Qnais2007" />
 
===Anti-inflammatory and anticancer potential===
Juice and peel possess potent antioxidant properties, and the phytochemistry and pharmacological actions of the different parts of the plant suggest a wide range of applications in preventing and treating cancer and other diseases in which chronic inflammation plays a role.<ref name="Lansky2007" />
 
==Safety, Toxicity and Dosage==
* '''Toxicity:''' The aqueous peel extract had an intraperitoneal LD50 of 1321 ± 15 mg/kg in mice.<ref name="Qnais2007" /> No other safety data are cited here; oral safety of the traditional dosage forms has not been verified for this monograph.
* '''Precautions (classical, no experimental reference cited):''' The only classical contraindication noted in Ayurvedic literature is its avoidance during specific treatments like Khandakadya Lauha administration in ''raktapitta'' conditions.
* '''Standard therapeutic dose:''' Fruit juice or fresh arils as desired or 30–50 ml; powder (churna) 5–10 g daily (see Dose above).<ref name="ref1" />
 
==Summary of Therapeutic Profile==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|+ Therapeutic applications of ''Punica granatum'' (preclinical and small human studies)
! Indication
! Part / preparation studied
! Principal finding
|-
|-
|78
| '''Cardiovascular health / Hridroga'''
|Cha.sa.Chi.26/219
| Juice
|As an ingredient of Arochakanashaka vati.
| Antioxidant effects; reduced LDL aggregation and retention, raised paraoxonase activity
|-
|-
|79
| '''Diarrhoea / Atisara'''
|Cha.Sa.Chi.28/132
| Aqueous peel extract
|As an ingredient of Triphaladi maha sneha.
| Reduced castor-oil diarrhoea, enteropooling and intestinal transit in rats
|-
|-
|80
| '''Inflammation and cancer'''
|Cha.Sa.Chi.30/79
| Juice, peel and other parts
|As an ingredient of Dhatakyadi taila.
| Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential (review evidence)
|-
|-
|}
|}


==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="ref1">Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 2001; Volume III: 45-46.</ref>


 
<ref name="ref2">Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 35-38, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015.</ref>
== Current availability==  


Available
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== Current researches ==


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<ref name="Qnais2007">{{cite journal |last1=Qnais |first1=E. Y. |last2=Elokda |first2=A. S. |last3=Abu Ghalyun |first3=Y. Y. |last4=Abdulla |first4=F. A. |year=2007 |title=Antidiarrheal activity of the aqueous extract of Punica granatum (pomegranate) peels |journal=Pharmaceutical Biology |volume=45 |issue=9 |pages=715–720 |doi=10.1080/13880200701575304}}</ref>
<ref name="Lansky2007">{{cite journal |last1=Lansky |first1=E. P. |last2=Newman |first2=R. A. |year=2007 |title=Punica granatum (pomegranate) and its potential for prevention and treatment of inflammation and cancer |journal=Journal of Ethnopharmacology |volume=109 |issue=2 |pages=177–206 |doi=10.1016/j.jep.2006.09.006}}</ref>
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Dadima
Section/Chapter Herb database/Dadima
Botanical name(s) Punica granatum L.
Family Lythraceae
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Year of publication 2026
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Punica granatum L., popularly known as Dadima (Pomegranate), is a large deciduous shrub or small tree belonging to the family Lythraceae. It is highly revered in Ayurveda for its culinary and therapeutic uses, as a heart-healthy tonic (hridya) and digestive aid.

English name

Pomegranate

Therapeutic uses

  • Sweet fruit (swadu): Beneficial in burning sensations (daha), excessive thirst (trishna), fever (jwara), enhancing reproductive constituents (shukrala), light to digest (laghu), and reduces bad mouth odour (mukhagandhaghna).
  • Sweet and sour fruit (swaduamla): Beneficial for stimulating digestion (dipana), improving taste (ruchya), and slightly elevates pitta dosha.
  • Sour fruit (amla): Aggravates pitta dosha and alleviates vata and kapha dosha.

Identification characters

It is a large deciduous shrub or small tree with shining, oblanceolate glabrous leaves, red-colored flowers with 5–7 petals, and a globose fruit.[1]


Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Dadima, Karaka, Dantabija, Lohitapushpaka

Additional Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

  • Dadima: Useful in many conditions.[2]
  • Dantabija: Seeds resemble teeth.[2]
  • Lohitapushpaka: Flowers are red in color.[2]

Types (Bheda)

  1. Swadu (Sweet)[2]
  2. Swaduamla (Sweet and sour)[2]
  3. Amla (Sour)[2]

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Sweet (madhura), Astringent (kashaya), Sour (amla)[2]
2 Potency (veerya) Not too hot (anushna)[2]
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)[2]
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Unctuous (snigdha)[2]
5 Actions (karma) Reduces vata, pitta and kapha[2]

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/19 Pachani-Grahi yavagu
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(10) Hridya mahakashaya (group of heart-healthy herbs)
3 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(28) Chhardinigrahana mahakashaya (group of herbs for anti-emetic therapy)
4 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(40) Shramahara mahakashaya (group of herbs for fatigue)
5 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 13/84 Alternative recipes for persons averse to lipids
6 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 23/38 Madyavikatnut Mantha
7 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/4 Natural qualities
8 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/150 Phala Varga (group of all fruits)
9 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/256 Krutanna Varga (group of edibles)
10 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 26/84 Viruddha ahara (incompatible food articles)
11 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/136 Virechana dravyani (group of laxatives)
12 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/140 Amla Skandha (group of sour substances)
13 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/30 Preparations of Trivrut Avaleha
14 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/54 Trivrritadi Modaka
15 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/75 Virechana Prayoga (used for therapeutic purgation)
16 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 11/07 Saptala Shankhini Yoga
17 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/4/12 Ingredient in Vrushya mamsa gutika
18 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/4/15 Ingredient in Vrushya mahish rasa
19 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/36 As pathya ahara (group of wholesome food articles)
20 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/180 Given as peya for those desiring sour items
21 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/35 For Tarpana (instant nourishment)
22 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/95 As an ingredient of Satavaryadi ghrita
23 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/100 Used in Nasagata raktapitta
24 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/68 To increase effect of Trayushanaadi ghrita
25 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/69 Ingredient of Hingusauvarchaladya ghrita
26 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/72 Ingredient of Hapushadya ghrita
27 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/74 Ingredient of Pippalyadya ghrita
28 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/77 As an anupana in Gulma (abdominal lump)
29 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/80 Ingredient of Hingvadi churna
30 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/85 Used to reduce pain in Vataja gulma
31 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/87 Ingredient of Shatyadi churna
32 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/133 As a diet in Pittaja gulma
33 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/142 Ingredient of Dashamuli ghrita
34 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/166 Pathya diet in gulma
35 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 9/36 Ingredient in Kalyanak ghrita
36 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 9/42 Ingredient in Mahakalyanak ghrita
37 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 9/54 Ingredient in Apara lasunadya ghrita
38 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/85 Ingredient in Saindhavadi churna
39 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/88 Ingredient in Shadav (preparations made of sweet, sour, and salty substances)
40 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/55 Ingredient in Chitrakadi ghrita
41 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/130 Used as anupana in arsha roga with narayan churna
42 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/135 As an anupana of hapushadya churna
43 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/99 Used for Anulomana (proper elimination of flatus and feces)
44 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/106 Removes vata and vibandha (constipation)
45 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/125 Dadima swarasa is mixed with shaka
46 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/186 Kwath is used for raktastambhana (cessation of bleeding)
47 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/197 Used in rakta arsha (bleeding piles)
48 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/200 Sadhita laajapeya used in rakta arsha
49 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/89 As an ingredient of pancamuladhya ghrit evum churna
50 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/97 Bhavana dravya of citrakadhya gutika
51 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/44 As an ingredient of Dadimadi ghrita
52 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/90 As an anupana of Shilajatu vataka
53 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/63 As an ingredient of saindhavadi yoga
54 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/126 As an ingredient of kantakari ghrita
55 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/28 As an ingredient of dipaniya and sangrahi gana
56 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/33 Used as a siddhi dravya
57 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/40 As a yoga dravya in treatment of purishakshaya
58 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/44 As an ingredient of chavyadi ghrita
59 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/54 As a yoga dravya in treatment of pittaja atisara
60 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/74 As a prakshepa dravya
61 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 20/24 Ghritapana in Vataja chhardi
62 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 20/35 As a pathya ahara in kaphaja chhardi
63 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/109 As a pathya ahara
64 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/111 As a pathya ahara
65 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/112 Dadima rasa siddha mamsarasa is used
66 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/126 As an ingredient of mulakadi lepa
67 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 22/36 For lepa prayoga (local application)
68 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 22/49 Used in treatment of kaphanubandha trushna (thirst)
69 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/226 As a pathya ahara (palatable food)
70 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/121 Used as swarasa mixed with lavana and sneha in Vataja madatyaya
71 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/127 Used as swarasa in Vataja madatyaya (alcohol intoxication)
72 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/128 Used as anupana in Vataja madatyaya
73 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/136 Used as swarasa in pittaja madatyaya
74 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/139 Used as yoosha in pittaja madatyaya
75 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/151 Used in mukha-lepa in pittaja madatyaya
76 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/180 Used as raga in kaphaja madatyaya
77 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/217 Used in Kavala in arochaka (tastelessness)
78 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/219 As an ingredient of Arochakanashaka vati
79 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/132 As an ingredient of Triphaladi maha sneha
80 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/79 As an ingredient of Dhatakyadi taila

Dose

  • 5 to 10 g of the drug in powder form or fresh juice as required.[1]

Important Formulations

  • Dadimastaka Churna
  • Dadima Ghrita
  • Dadhika Ghrita
  • Bhaskara Lavana
  • Shukramatruka Vati

Current availability

Available

  • In India – Found growing wild in the valley and outer hills of the Himalayas between 900–1800 m, and cultivated widely across many parts of the country.[1]
  • Out of India – Central Asia, the Himalayas, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, California, Arizona, and South Asia.[1]

Phytoconstituents

Different parts of Punica granatum (fruit peel, aril and juice, seed, flower, leaf, bark and heartwood) contain the following major classes of phytochemicals:[3]

  • Hydrolyzable tannins: ellagitannins (e.g. punicalagin, punicalin) and gallotannins, abundant in the fruit peel.
  • Ellagic acid: free ellagic acid, its methylated forms and glycosidic derivatives.
  • Flavonoids: chalcones, flavanones, flavones, flavonols, anthocyanins (responsible for the red colour), flavan-3-ols and procyanidins.
  • Alkaloids: present in the bark.
  • Steroids and lipids: steroid hormones and seed-oil lipids such as monoacylglycerols and triglycerides.

Pharmacological Activities and Therapeutic Efficacy

All studies below are preclinical or small human studies on pomegranate preparations. Results with juice or peel extract should not be taken as proof of the effect of the Ayurvedic dosage forms.

Cardiovascular protection (Hridya)

In healthy male volunteers and in atherosclerotic apolipoprotein E-deficient mice, pomegranate juice consumption had potent antioxidant effects against lipid peroxidation in plasma and lipoproteins. In humans it decreased LDL susceptibility to aggregation and retention and raised the activity of serum paraoxonase by about 20%.[4]

Antidiarrhoeal activity (Atisara)

The aqueous extract of the peel (100–400 mg/kg) reduced castor-oil-induced diarrhoea, enteropooling and gastrointestinal transit in rats in a dose-dependent manner, and inhibited the spontaneous movement of the isolated rat ileum. The extract contained tannins, flavonoids and alkaloids.[5]

Anti-inflammatory and anticancer potential

Juice and peel possess potent antioxidant properties, and the phytochemistry and pharmacological actions of the different parts of the plant suggest a wide range of applications in preventing and treating cancer and other diseases in which chronic inflammation plays a role.[6]

Safety, Toxicity and Dosage

  • Toxicity: The aqueous peel extract had an intraperitoneal LD50 of 1321 ± 15 mg/kg in mice.[5] No other safety data are cited here; oral safety of the traditional dosage forms has not been verified for this monograph.
  • Precautions (classical, no experimental reference cited): The only classical contraindication noted in Ayurvedic literature is its avoidance during specific treatments like Khandakadya Lauha administration in raktapitta conditions.
  • Standard therapeutic dose: Fruit juice or fresh arils as desired or 30–50 ml; powder (churna) 5–10 g daily (see Dose above).[1]

Summary of Therapeutic Profile

Therapeutic applications of Punica granatum (preclinical and small human studies)
Indication Part / preparation studied Principal finding
Cardiovascular health / Hridroga Juice Antioxidant effects; reduced LDL aggregation and retention, raised paraoxonase activity
Diarrhoea / Atisara Aqueous peel extract Reduced castor-oil diarrhoea, enteropooling and intestinal transit in rats
Inflammation and cancer Juice, peel and other parts Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential (review evidence)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 2001; Volume III: 45-46.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 35-38, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015.
  3. ↑ Wu, S.; Tian, L. (2017). "Diverse phytochemicals and bioactivities in the ancient fruit and modern functional food pomegranate (Punica granatum)". Molecules. 22 (10): 1606. doi:10.3390/molecules22101606. 
  4. ↑ Aviram, M.; Dornfeld, L.; Rosenblat, M.; Volkova, N.; Kaplan, M.; Coleman, R.; Hayek, T.; Presser, D.; Fuhrman, B. (2000). "Pomegranate juice consumption reduces oxidative stress, atherogenic modifications to LDL, and platelet aggregation: studies in humans and in atherosclerotic apolipoprotein E-deficient mice". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 71 (5): 1062–1076. doi:10.1093/ajcn/71.5.1062. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Qnais, E. Y.; Elokda, A. S.; Abu Ghalyun, Y. Y.; Abdulla, F. A. (2007). "Antidiarrheal activity of the aqueous extract of Punica granatum (pomegranate) peels". Pharmaceutical Biology. 45 (9): 715–720. doi:10.1080/13880200701575304. 
  6. ↑ Lansky, E. P.; Newman, R. A. (2007). "Punica granatum (pomegranate) and its potential for prevention and treatment of inflammation and cancer". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 109 (2): 177–206. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2006.09.006. 

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