Update on the Potential of Punica granatum L. Traditional Uses and Pharmacological Uses: A Review

• Published in: Advances in pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences 2024-11, Vol.2024, p.6523809
• Main Authors: Dogara, Abdulrahman Mahmoud, Hama, Harmand A, Ozdemir, Dogan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anti-inflammatory agents; Antibacterial agents; Antioxidants; Cancer; Clinical trials; Fruits; Health aspects; Herbal medicine; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Review; Seeds; Technology application
• ISSN: 2633-4690; 2633-4682; 2633-4690
• DOI: 10.1155/adpp/6523809

Since the dawn of civilization, humans have turned to plants as a reliable source of safe and efficient treatment for a wide variety of medical conditions. The medicinal value of has been recognized for some time. Inflammation, diabetes, parasitic infections, cancer, and many other diseases have all been treated with its components. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current biological data (those from 2018 to 2023 are included in the preclinical studies while articles of clinical studies have no limit due to their scarcity) and explores the potential applications of as a novel platform for treating various disease conditions. Electronic searches for scholarly articles were performed using Elsevier, Springer, Google Scholar, Taylor & Francis, PubMed, and Scopus. Research the following terms: " ," "chemical composition," "antioxidant," "antibacterial," "anti-diabetic," "anticancer," and other relevant terms. It has been scientifically proven that the fruit peel exhibits antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, nerve-recovery, antihypertensive, anti-asthma, wound healing, and anticancer activities. Based on both preclinical and clinical experimentation on , there is considerable evidence that supports the use of extract as therapeutic agent for different ailments. The review paved the ground to precursor evidence of extract benefits with its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antidiabetic properties. Furthermore, clinical trials stand out as a substrate supporting these effects with the enhancements of ailments including post menstrual, menstrual pain, semen quality, knee joint arthritis, and cardiovascular-related diseases. Nonetheless, more controlled large-scale clinical trials are needed for all the conditions to determine the effectiveness and risk benefit profile of extract for these diseases.