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Pomegranate (dadima)

अनार (दाड़िम) · दाडिम

Punica granatum · Lythraceae

Extracted from the text2 references

Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
दाडिमदाड़िमदाडिमीकरकलोहितपुष्पक
Hindi
अनारदाड़िमअनारदानाअनार दानादाडिम का वृक्ष
English
Pomegranatepomegranatepomegranate seedsdadima
Romanized
dadimadadimanaranardana
Marathi
डाळिंब

What the text says

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Classification1

  • The pomegranate tree is named among the five lavaṇī plants growing by the sea, said to remove vata, produce kapha, pitta and blood, cause wasting, digest with difficulty and suit urinary stone and urinary disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 57 · v. 36Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Properties1

  • Pomegranate is listed among very sour fruits said to pacify vata, provoke blood, produce pitta and kapha, be heavy and unctuous, cause salivation, cleanse impurities and be sharp.

    Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 42-43Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Where else is this mentioned?

Named 15 times on 12 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which three triphalas does the Marathi column list under त्रिफला?

The common triphala (हरडे, बेहेडे, आंबळकटी), a fragrant triphala (जायफळ, सुपारी, लवंग) and a sweet triphala (द्राक्षा, दाडिम, खजूर).

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Quick facts

Content type
Food
Categories
FruitMedicinal plant
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
12
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_pomegranate