Punica Fructus, Pomegranate Fruit Shi Liu Zi (TCM)Se bru  སེ་འབྲུ  (Tibetan)Dadima (Ayurveda)Anardana (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Pomegranate Fruit (Adam, 2019) Dried Pomegranate fruit as used in Ayurveda and Tibetan Medicine (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Punica granatum Parts used: Fruit; the dried, ripe fruit-seed are used in Tibetan Medicine and Ayurveda.Unani physicians differentiate between 3 main varieties:  i. Sweet: good for Heat; tonic to the Vital Organs  ii. Sour: clears Heat, antibilious; for Vomiting and Diarrhea  iii. Sweet-Sour: similar to the Sweet, but stronger. Better for Heat-types Temperature & Taste: FRESH FRUIT: Cool, moist. Sweet, Sour.DRIED FRUIT: Neutral. Sweet, sour.Sweet Pomegranate is more Warming to the Stomach; Sour clears Stomach Heat and Heartburn (Dioscorides)“Sweet Pomegranate is somewhat Cold in the First degree and it also contains some Moisture. The Sour variety is Cold and Dry in the Second degree”. (Avicenna) Classification: 3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC.  3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS4c. CARDIAC.  4e. STOMACHIC.  4g. HEPATICTCM:B. Clear Heat Uses: 1. Warms the Stomach, Benefits the Stomach (West, Tibetan):-increases digestive heat and improves digestion; ‘Good for the Stomach’ (Dioscorides)-stops nausea, vomiting, Diarrhea from Bile (Dried)-moderates other medicines when combined with them-Diarrhea (dried), Heartburn (fresh) (Sour Pomegranate, Dioscorides)-“The sour Pomegranate…

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