The three “magic weapons” of pomegranates”

　　pomegranate flower

　　Pomegranate flowers have hemostatic properties. For example, when experiencing a nosebleed, you can crush pomegranate flowers (or even the leaves) into small balls and insert them into the nose to stop the bleeding. According to Su Song’s “Tujing Bencao,” pomegranate flowers can be used to treat “spitting blood due to heart heat” and, when applied externally, they can help stop bleeding from wounds. Additionally, washing the eyes with a solution made from pomegranate flowers can also help improve vision.

　　pomegranate rind

　　Pomegranate peel has significant antibacterial and astringent effects; it can help constrict the intestinal mucosa and reduce the secretion of intestinal mucus, making it effective in treatment Diarrhea It is effective in treating conditions such as dysentery and has a good inhibitory effect on Shigella bacteria and Escherichia coli. Additionally, the peel of pomegranates contains alkaline substances that have anthelmintic properties.

　　Usage: 30 grams of dried pomegranate peel, added to 300 milliliters of water, is boiled down to 50 milliliters. This mixture should be taken in one dose per day for a course of treatment lasting 7 to 10 days. It is particularly effective in treating chronic bacterial dysentery.

　　Pomegranate tree bark

　　In traditional Chinese medicine, the rind of the pomegranate is used—specifically, the rind that surrounds the seeds—and sometimes the root bark or the bark of the pomegranate tree itself is also utilized. For people who experience bloody stools, we generally dry and grind pomegranate peel into powder, which is then taken with warm water. Sometimes, the pomegranate peel is also roasted until it turns slightly black and carbonized, after which it is mixed with brown sugar before consumption, or it can be encapsulated for oral administration. Both the peel and the root bark of the pomegranate contain punicin, which has an anesthetic effect on parasites in the human body. It is an effective medication for expelling and killing parasites, especially highly effective against tapeworms, and can be used to treat parasitic infestations Abdominal pain Scabies.