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: Pomegranate Listings; (Botanical name: Punica granatum), also known as stone fruit, pomegranate, or fire apple.It is a deciduous shrub or small tree.The branches are needle-like, with leaves that are oblong or elliptic and hairless.The flowering period is from May to June, mostly crimson red, but also yellow and white varieties exist.The fruit is nearly spherical, maturing in September to October.The outer seed cover is fleshy and semi-transparent, juicy.The inner seed coat is tough.It originally comes from Iran and its surrounding areas.Huaiyuan County's pomegranate variety with white flowers and jade seeds is famous for its soft flesh, high sweetness, pure white blossoms, light green fruit, and clear grains like emerald.Its taste is sweet, sour, and warm; it has the effects of killing parasites, astringent action, solidifying intestines, and stopping dysentery.Pomegranate fruits are rich in nutrients with vitamin C content being one to two times higher than that of apples or pears.

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