In folk medicine, pomegranate peels are considered healing. The benefits and harms to their health are due to many reasons that we will try to understand in this article. Surprisingly, they lack chemical compounds that can have a tangible effect on the human body. At the same time they are used very widely. So, today we will find out why pomegranate peels are so in demand in alternative medicine , the usefulness and harm of which is caused by the ridicule of skeptics.
The properties
What properties make them so popular in folk medicine? Most sources are silent about this. Therefore, we will try to analyze on our own the chemical composition of this “medicine”. Pomegranate fruit consists of at least a quarter peel. Pomegranate peels contain:
- some vitamins;
- several trace elements;
- bioflavonoids;
- polyphenols;
- catechins;
- ellagic acid;
- tannins.
Trace elements and vitamins cannot have a strong and quick effect on the body. So, if pomegranate peels, the benefits and harms of which cause great doubt, and have medicinal properties, then they are associated with some other substances. Catechins, bioflavonoids, polyphenols have antiparasitic, antioxidant, antimicrobial effects. Anti-inflammatory properties are tannins.
Diarrhea treatment
In the media and specialist literature, the health benefits of pomegranate peels are greatly embellished. For example, some sources say that due to the powerful antimicrobial action, this drug can destroy any infection in the digestive tract. The authors of the articles recommend that crusts be used to treat diarrhea without considering the causes of its occurrence.
But diarrhea is only a symptom, not a disease. She has many reasons to appear. This means that treatment should be carried out only after a diagnosis is established. First you need to find out the cause of diarrhea, and then eliminate it in order to remove all the symptoms. Although intestinal infections are the most common cause of diarrhea, they are not the only ones.
Moreover, if diarrhea is still caused by microorganisms, then pomegranate skins cannot be treated. Of course, they possess antimicrobial activity, but not so pronounced as to expect a quick and complete recovery. Even antibiotics cannot cope with infections in one day. What then to say about pomegranate peels? But, according to fans of traditional medicine, they can cure:
- salmonellosis;
- dysentery;
- typhoid fever ;
- cholera.
In this case, not only to cure. It is believed that these diseases, from which entire cities died out at one time, under the powerful antimicrobial effect of pomegranate peels, pass in a few hours. No modern antibacterial drug has a similar effect. Most likely, this is fiction. Of course, pomegranate can have a fixing effect, but it is not able to destroy the pathogenic intestinal flora only instantly.
Dysbacteriosis
Pomegranate peels (the benefits and harms of them are described in this article) are used to treat not only diarrhea. People with their help are trying to cope with various diseases. For example, a decoction of them treats dysbiosis. At the same time, fans of alternative medicine contradict themselves. Basically, the cause of dysbiosis is the destruction by antibacterial drugs of the normal intestinal microflora, which occurs during the treatment of intestinal infection, pneumonia, etc.
At the same time, most lovers of pomegranate peels claim that this tool has a powerful antimicrobial effect. In other words, it should only aggravate the symptoms of dysbiosis , inhibiting the growth of intestinal microflora. So why is this not happening?
Pomegranate peels: useful in combating age-related changes
The use of pomegranate seed oil in combination with the peel extract promotes the rapid synthesis of procollagen, as they say in various thematic articles. Such a protein compound can prevent the activity of collagen-breaking enzymes and also promotes rapid cell growth. Therefore, thanks to pomegranate products, the appearance of wrinkles and the aging process of the skin can be stopped.
Hair and Skin Health
Pomegranate peels are also used for healthy hair. Their benefits are not scientifically proven. But in folk medicine there is an opinion that they help fight hair loss, and are also used to prevent dandruff. The zest of this fruit, along with rose water, supposedly copes well with acne and acne.
Pomegranate crust treatment
In folk medicine, it is possible to treat with pomegranate peels not only the diseases listed above. They are also used for heart pathology, helminthic invasion, anemia, immunodeficiency, infertility. But is there any sense in their application for such diseases? Crusts have anthelmintic activity. Probably, thanks to the antioxidants they contain, they have a positive effect on heart function. But with other pathologies, treatment with pomegranate peels is better not to carry out.
This remedy will not save you from anemia. Actually, as well as from infertility. Pomegranate peels on the state of immunity, most likely, also do not have any effect. You should not use them to combat worms, since there are many more effective drugs for this. And with heart pathology, antioxidants are prescribed in tablets. There are more of them, they are cheaper. In addition, the effect of their use is scientifically confirmed.
Pomegranate Harm
Since ancient times, pomegranate peels have been used in alternative medicine. The benefits and harms of their use are very diverse. If you still decide to try to cure a particular disease with their help, do not forget that you need to be careful with them. So that there are no problems with the teeth, you need to be careful about pomegranate juice. It can corrode weakened and thinned enamel, while staining exposed dentin. So that the teeth do not darken and do not hurt, before using the juice, it is advisable to use a special protective paste.
With an ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, pomegranate is harmful. If you have pancreatitis or gastritis with high acidity, this fruit is also better to refuse. It is very acidic, contains citric, oxalic, malic, tartaric, boric and succinic acids. It is also a strong allergen, so give it to children with extreme caution.
Pomegranate peels: reviews
Reviews about the treatment of pomegranate peels can be found various. Some of them are left by young mothers who treated them for diarrhea in children. And they did it successfully. Not knowing that in young children, diarrhea is often extremely functional and resolves on its own, regardless of the use of pomegranate peels. But mothers are calmer if they do something, and do not wait for the diarrhea to pass by itself. Pomegranate peels are certainly useful for their psychological balance.
Other girls try to treat anemia with them. They probably believe that since our blood is red, then anemia should be treated with red fruits. At the same time, there is very little iron in the pomegranate crusts, which means that they definitely do not treat anemia. They are also trying to use for menopause, PMS and dysbiosis. Judging by numerous reviews, a decoction made from peels has a disgusting taste. But the girls still accept it, hoping in this way to solve their health problems.