[Latin Name] Punica granatum L

[Plant Source] from China

[Specifications]Ellagic acid≥40%

[Appearance] Brown Fine Powder

Plant Part Used:Seed

[Particle size] 80 Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Storage] Store in cool & dry area, keep away from the direct light and heat.

[Shelf life] 24 Months

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[Net weight] 25kgs/drum

Introduction

Pomegranate, (Punica granatum L in Latin), belongs to the family Punicaceae which includes only one genus and two species. The tree is native from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated since ancient times throughout the Mediterranean region of Asia, Africa and Europe.

Pomegranate offers abundant benefits for the cardiovascular system by preventing damage to arterial walls, promoting healthy blood pressure levels, improving blood flow to the heart, and preventing or reversing atherosclerosis.

Pomegranate may benefit people with diabetes and those at risk for the disease. It helps lower after-meal blood sugar levels and protects the cardiovascular system from diabetes-induced damage.

Pomegranate shows promise in killing prostate cancer cells, whether the cells are hormone-sensitive or not. Pomegranate also helped halt the progression of prostate cancer in men who had undergone surgery or radiation for the disease.

Pomegranate may fight the degeneration of joint tissue that leads to painful osteoarthritis, and may protect the brain against oxidative stress-induced changes that can lead to Alzheimer’s. Pomegranate extracts—alone or in combination with the herb gotu kola—help kill the bacteria that contribute to dental plaque, while helping to heal gum disease. Pomegranate also appears to protect the health of the skin and liver.

Function

1.Anti-cancer of rectum and colon, esophageal carcinoma,liver cancer,lung cancer,carcinoma of tongue and skin.

2.Restrain to human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) and many kinds of microbe and virus.

3.Anti-oxidant, coagulant, descenting blood pressure and sedation.

4.Resist to anti-oxidance, senescence inhibition and skin whitening

5.Treat kinds of symptoms caused by high blood sugar, hypertension.

6.Resist to atherosclerosis and tumour.

Application

Pomegranate P.E. can be made into capsules, troche and granule as healthy food. Besides, it has good solubility in water plus the solution transparence and brilliance color, has been widely added into the beverage as the functional content.

Whilst visiting family in Sagada, Philippines I discovered the Beekeepers Association of Sagada.

This organisation comprises of local environmental guides, farmers and local business people. Initially self taught a few of the founding members learnt about beekeeping, and have been sharing the knowledge amongst their group. Now the group has grown to 25 members, with around 50 colonies owned by the group.
Involved in organic farming and reforestation, beekeeping is important for the environment as bees help to reproduce plants through pollination. Similar the honey produced will produce an additional income for the members. Finally introducing honey more into the households than just relying on refined sugars is something beeKAS believe in around potential health benefits.

The video came about a few days just after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) struck the Philippines. Whilst in Sagada I was around 1000km away from the eye of the storm and felt helpless in directly helping the people affected by the typhoon. What was clearly apparent that life had to go on, people had livelihoods to maintain.
What really interested me about the project was the environmental aspect of this organisation and their general approach to protecting the area. Beekeeping was a personification of this and is utterly important in the production of plants and trees. But also the sale of honey is a new income stream on top of their day job. The power of nature was seen to brutal affect with the typhoon, and this organisation respects that. With the affects of climate change seeming more prominent, any organisation that’s helping to promote what is good for the environment should get the exposure and help that it deserves.

Website: facebook.com/sagadabeekas

Film:
Directed by Ivan Madeira
Edited by Sagandoy Buyagan
Music by Sagandoy Buyagan

About beeKaS
An organization with members involved in beekeeping to complement the existing activities of the community of Sagada, Mountain Province Philippines. This is done by community-based tourism, reforestation and indigenous resource management.

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