Pomegranate is a very popular fruit and grown in many parts of the world. Pomegranate grows in the mountain regions of north India, Kabul & Kandhar regions of Afghanistan, and some Arab countries. It is very popular for its taste & juices. Pomegranate is highly valued for its medicinal; properties. In India there is a common adage "Ek anar sau bimar" meaning this one fruit cures hundred diseases. Pomegranate has lots of soft seeds of red or pinkish white colour with a bit hard outer shell. Hakeem Hashmi says pomegranate's roots leaves, fruit, rind, seeds are all used for medicinal purposes. Its soft seeds are juicy. A bit pungent but very tasty, delicious & invigorating. Pomegranate is digestive, carminative, enhances semen formation, activates memory, destroys disturbances caused by wind, bile, phlegm, improves formation of hemoglobin & is a very good blood purifier. Hakeem Hashmi cautions, that sour pomegranate should not be taken in large quantities, because it creates acidity.

As a tonic: -

Pomegranate juice taken regularly gives physical & mental energy and enhances blood cells and improves blood circulation.

Indigestion & stomach disorders: -

• taking pomegranate juice with powder of roasted cumin seeds and jaggery twice a day eliminates all stomach problems.
• Taking seeds of pomegranate with black pepper powder & rock salt sprinkled on it cures stomachache.

Cough & cold: -

Take the rind of pomegranate tree. Make a powder with 1/8 of rock salt mixed with little water and prepare small tablets. Taking one tablet 2-3 times a day relieves cough.

Nose bleeding: -

Taking a small cup of pomegranate juice with sugar candy, 2-3 times a day checks nose bleeding.

Tooth problems: -

Dry the flowers of pomegranate in shade grind & strain. Massaging this powder on teeth helps in curing bleeding gums.

Fever: -

Taking juice of pomegranate is very beneficial is fever.

Foul breath: -

Gargling with boiled water of rind of pomegranate helps in eliminating foul smell.

Heart palpitation: -

taking 10-12 gms of ground fresh leaves of pomegranate with 1 cup water 2 to 3 times gives relief in heart palpitation.

Intestine & liver problems: -

taking pomegranate juice regularly cures all intestine & liver ailments.

Miscarriage: -

applying paste of ground fresh leaves of pomegranate over the lower abdomen (in case of feeling pain) helps in controlling abortion or miscarriage.

Menstrual problems: -

Taking one-teaspoon ground dried rind of pomegranate with water twice a day stops excessive bleeding.

Leucorrhoea: -

Taking 20 GMS of ground fresh leaves of pomegranate with black pepper in one cup water twice a day controls leucorrhoea.

Night discharge: -

taking 3-4 gms ground dried rind of pomegranate with water twice a day regularly eliminates night emissions.

Polyuria: -

taking pomegranate flower (dried in shade) with honey twice a day cures too much urinating tendency.

Lice: -

applying a paste of dried ground rind of pomegranate fruit to the hair for 30 minutes and then washing, clears off all the lice. Jaundice: -drinking 10 gms of pomegranate juice (kept in an iron utensil overnight in open covered with a thin cloth) with sugar candy in the morning regularly, helps in curing jaundice.

Beauty treatment: -

applying the paste of dried, ground rind of pomegranate mixed with rose water and leaving it for sometime before wash, eliminates spots, freckles on the face & increases the glow of complexion thus making the skin soft & lustrous.