Pomegranate is a deciduous shrub or small tree, but it becomes an evergreen tree in the tropics. The crown is clustered and naturally round. The roots are yellow-brown. It grows vigorously and the rhizosphere is easy to take root and tiller. The height of the tree can reach 5-7 meters, generally 3-4 meters, while the dwarf pomegranate is only about 1 meter or lower. The trunk is grayish brown with tumor-like protrusions on it, and the trunk is mostly twisted to the left. The crown has many branches, and the twigs are angular and mostly square. Branchlets are flexible and not easy to break. Primary branches are staggered, opposite on strong branchlets, with small spines. The length of thorns is related to the variety and growth. Lush trees have many thorns, but old trees have few thorns. The colors of flower buds change with the seasons, including purple, green and orange. Leaves opposite or clustered, long lanceolate to oblong, or elliptic lanceolate, 2-8 cm long and 1-2 cm wide, with sharp tips, shiny surface and convex midvein on the back; Having a short petiole. Flowers are bisexual, depending on whether the ovary is developed or not. There are bell-shaped flowers and tubular flowers. The former is good at fertilization, while the latter often withers and bears no fruit. Generally, 1 to several flowers are planted in the axils below the top of the new shoots and the back neck of the year; Sepals hard, fleshy, tubular, 5-7-lobed, persistent with locules; Petals obovate, as many as sepals and alternate, arranged in imbricate shape. Flowers are divided into single petals and double petals. Double-petalled varieties have many pistils and are sterile, with dozens of petals; Flowers are red, white, yellow, pink and agate. Stamens are numerous, filaments are hairless. Pistil with 1 style, longer than stamens, carpels 4-8, ovary inferior. When it matures, it becomes a large, multicellular and multi-seeded berry, with many seeds in each cell. The exocarp is fleshy, bright red, reddish or white, juicy, sweet and sour, and is an edible part; The inner seed coat is horny, and some of it degenerates and softens, which is soft-seeded pomegranate. Pomegranate blooms in May and June, and pomegranate blooms like fire. The fruiting period is from September to 65438+ 10. The flowering period of pomegranate is May-10. pomegranate flowers
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Pomegranate pomegranate is a fruit of pomegranate family. Originated in the Western Regions, it was introduced to China in Han Dynasty, mainly including agate pomegranate, pink pomegranate, green pomegranate and jade seed. Mature pomegranate peel is bright red or pink in color, and often cracks, revealing crystal-clear seeds like gems. Sweet and sour and juicy, although troublesome, but endless aftertaste. Because of its bright colors and rich seeds, it is often used as a holiday fruit, symbolizing the richness of children and the prosperity of future generations. Pomegranate ripens during Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, and is a festive and auspicious gift for relatives and friends. Pomegranate can eliminate menopausal disorders in women. Nutritional analysis 1. Broad-spectrum antibacterial: Pomegranate peel contains many alkaloids. Antibacterial test confirmed that the alcohol extract and water decoction of pomegranate peel had broad-spectrum antibacterial effect, and had obvious inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococcus, Vibrio cholerae and Shigella dysenteriae. Among them, pomegranate peel water extract has the strongest inhibitory effect on various skin fungi in vitro, and pomegranate peel water decoction also has inhibitory effect. 2. astringent taste: pomegranate tastes sour, containing alkaloids and ursolic acid. It has obvious astringency, can astringe the intestine to stop bleeding and has good antibacterial effect, and is a good product for treating dysentery, diarrhea, hematochezia, nocturnal emission, proctoptosis and other diseases; 3. Insect repellent and insecticidal: pomegranate bark and pomegranate tree root bark both contain pomegranate rinine, which has anesthetic effect on human parasites and is an important drug for insect repellent and insecticidal, especially for tapeworms, and can be used to treat abdominal pain and scabies caused by insect accumulation; 4. Stop bleeding and improve eyesight: pomegranate flowers are sour and flat. If dried and ground, it has a good hemostatic effect and can also stop the red and white from being brought out. Pomegranate flowers are soaked in water to wash eyes, which still has the effect of improving eyesight.