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Pomegranate or Punica granatum is not only nice to be eaten as salad. The fruit alike guava is discussed by many people because it contains plenty of antioxidants. As we know, antioxidants are molecules that minimize or even prevent the oxidation of other molecules.

Antioxidants contained in pome helps prevent blood vessel blockage in the arteries by cholesterol. Even the content of total antioxidants in pomegranates three times more than the wine or green tea.

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In Asia, the pomegranate juice is concentrated into syrup which is used as a sauce. In Egypt, the fruit is used as a kind of wine, syrup and fruit juice. In a glass of pomegranate juice content of antioxidants more than a glass of red wine, green tea or orange juice.

In America, the juice product known as pome is known as healthy fruit juices with high efficacy. Pomegranate juice have a high content of potassium ions, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E and potassium content per 100 grams (259 mg/g), energy 63 cal, 30 mg vitamin C.

These components are considered very important for heart health. Moreover, pomegranate juice has a high flavonoid content. Flavonoids are a type of powerful antioxidants that can improve the damaged body cells and could provide protection against heart disease, skin cancer and prostate cancer.

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Research from Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that people who drank pomegranate juice three or more times a week can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's up to 76% compared with those who drank no juice at all.

As we know, Alzheimer's disease or dementia is a type of neurological impairment of complex and progressive processes in brain cells due to malnutrition in brain. According to a report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a person who regularly drank the pomegranate juice as much as 200 cc per day for a week - also will increase the antioxidant activity of approximately 9%.

We knew three kinds of pomegranates which are white, read and purple pomegranate, Pomegranate plants are characteristic woody stems, twigs angled, many of branches, a thorn in the armpit leaves, brown when young and green still dirty after the elderly. Stemmed leaves are elongated oval, shiny and small.

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The tasty fruit is also benefit to clean the mouth, preventing plaque on your teeth and use as a gargle to overcome a bad breath because it contains of antibacterial.

The fruit is also useful to keep the digestive tract. Tannin contained in pomegranate is nutritious as an astringent to shrink the lining of the intestine so that lenders of diarrhea liquid are minimized.

Consuming pomegranate can also reduce the pain of sore throat and purify a hoarse voice due to dry throat. In addition, tannin substances contained therein can remove the worms in the stomach. This is considered an effective way to remove the worms in the stomach through the bowel which are usually done by people of Egypt and Vietnam.

So, have you eat a pomegranate today? If not yet, let's find it!