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shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit

shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit

The rind of the fruit, called Malichorium, Malacorium, Malicorium, Granati Fructus Cortex (Ph. U. S.); and the flowers- called Balaustine flowers- are used in medicine. They have been employed both internally and externally as astringents. The seeds are called Coccones. The portion, however, of the plant, that has attained most celebrity, is the bark of the root, Granati Radicis Cortex (Ph. U. S.), which appears to be very efficacious in taenia. It is given in decoction, every half hour. Three or four doses are usually sufficient to expel the worm. The bark contains a peculiar matter called Grenadin.

The pomegranate (tree), Carthaginian apple. All parts are astringent. The fruit is sometimes used as a mild laxative. The rind, the pomegranate peel of commerce, was formerly official in the U. S. Ph. The bark and root bark are teniafuge. See Granatum (2d def.). [Lat.]