What are the functions and effects of pomegranate peel?

Many people love pomegranates, but in fact, the pomegranate peel has a relatively high efficacy because it can effectively fight bacteria, especially for Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic Streptococcus, and can also help fight viruses and repel insects.

1. Antibacterial effect

Pomegranate peel has varying degrees of inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic Streptococcus, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Vibrio cholerae, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Neisseria meningitidis, Helicobacter pylori, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and various Shigella dysenteriae, among which the strongest effect is on Salmonella typhi and Shigella dysenteriae. Pomegranate peel water extract also has varying degrees of inhibitory effects on a variety of pathogenic fungi.

2. Antiviral effect

Pomegranate peel tannin is an effective ingredient against genital herpes virus. It can not only inhibit the proliferation of the virus in cells, but also directly kill the virus and prevent it from adsorbing cells. Pomegranate peel decoction has an inhibitory effect on influenza A PR8 strain virus. Pomegranate peel water extract has an inactivation effect on HBV in vitro.

3. Anti-insect effect

Pomegranate peel decoction has the effect of repelling red insects. The active ingredients are punicine, isopunicine, pseudopunicine, etc. Its mechanism is to act on the muscles of the red insect, causing them to contract continuously.

4. Other functions

Punica granatum has an excitatory effect on the spinal cord of warm-blooded animals, causing convulsions. Large doses can paralyze motor nerve endings and ultimately lead to death from paralysis of the respiratory center. Pomegranate peel tannins help local wound healing or protect local irritation. A compound in the methanol extract of pomegranate peel has an inhibitory effect on the carbonic acid dehydrogenase activity of bovine erythrocytes. Pomegranate peel powder reduces conception rates in female rats.