Phytochemical and antioxidant investigation of punicagranatum

This review article is all about the Punicagranatum Pomegranate possessing the phytochemicals, their activity and effect in terms of benefits and uses. Although pomegranate has already been proven containing therapeutically active ingredients collectively called as antioxidants, the fruit holds great importance in many mythologies and cultures starting from Middle East to all over the world. This article is also about the myths and facts about the fruit. The facts coming out of scientific studies carried out before are also discussed in the article. However along with factual data the article is focused on phytoconstituents of Punicagranatum and their activity determination. Mainly the active ingredients present in Punicagranatum such as flavonoids, vitamins, punicalagins and minerals are discussed.