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Punica granatum L.

{{Infobox
|title = Dadima
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Dadima
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Punica granatum L.
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Lytheraceae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2024
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI
|data8 = Awaited
}}

==English name ==

Pomegranate

==Therapeutic uses==

* Sweet fruit (swadu) is beneficial in burning sensations (daha), excessive thirst (trishna), fever (jwara), enhancing reproductive constituents (shukrala), light to digest (laghu), reduces bad mouth odour (mukhagandhaghna)
* Sweet and sour fruit (swaduamla) is beneficial for stimulating digestion (dipana), improving taste (ruchya), slightly elevates pitta dosha
* Sour fruit aggravates pitta dosha and alleviates vata and kapha dosha

==Identification characters==

It is large deciduous shrub/small tree. Having shiner, oblanceolate glabrous leaves. Red coloured flowers with 5-7 petals and globose fruit.

== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==

Dadima, Karaka, Dantabija, Lohitapushpaka.

==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==

Dadima, Karaka- useful in many conditions.

Dantabija- seeds resembles teeth

Lohitapushpaka- flowers are red in color

==Bheda/ types==
# Swadu (sweet)
# Swaduamla (Sweet and sour)
# Amla (Sour)

== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Properties
|-
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
|-
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Sweet (madhura), Astringent (kashaya), Sour (amla)
|-
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Not too hot (anushna)
|-
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Sweet (madhura)
|-
| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Light (laghu), Unctuous (snigdha)
|-
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Reduces [[vata]], [[pitta]] and [[kapha]]
|}

== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Herbs and their activities
|-
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
|-
| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/19 || Pachani-Grahiyavagu
|-
| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(10) || Hridyamahakashay
|-
| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(28)|| Chhardinigrahanamahakashay
|-
| 4 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(40)|| Shramaharmahakashaya
|-
| 5 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 13/84
| Alternative recipes for persons averse to lipids
|-
|6 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 23/38
| Madyavikatnut Mantha
|-
| 7 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/4
| Natural qualities.
|-
| 8 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/150
| Phala Varga
|-
|9
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/256
|Krutanna Varga
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 26/84
|Viruddha ahar
|-
|11
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/136
|Virechana Dravyani
|-
|12
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/140
|Amla Skandha
|-
|13
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/30
|Preparations of Trivrit Avaleha
|-
|14
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/54
|Trivrritadi Modaka
|-
|15
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/75
|Virechana Prayoga
|-
|16
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 11/07
|Saptala Shankhini Yoga
|-
|17
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/4/12
|Ingredient in Vrushya mamsa Gutika
|-
|18
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/4/15
|Ingredient in Vrushya Mahish Rasa
|-
|19
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/36
|As pathya ahara.
|-
|20
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/180
|Who has desire to eat sour given as peya.
|-
|21
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/35
|For Tarpana
|-
|22
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/95
|As an ingredient of Satavaryadi ghrita.
|-
|23
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/100
|Used in Nasagata raktapitta.
|-
|24
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/68
|To increase effect of Trayushanaadi ghrit
|-
|25
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/69
|Ingredient of Hingusauvarchaladya ghrit
|-
|26
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/72
|Ingredient of Hapushadya ghrit
|-
|27
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/74
|Ingredient of Pippalyadya ghrit
|-
|28
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/77
|As an Anupan in Gulma
|-
|29
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/80
|Ingredient of Hingvadi churna
|-
|30
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/85
|Used for reduce pain in Vataj Gulma
|-
|31
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/87
|Ingredient of Shatyadi Churna
|-
|32
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/133
|As a diet in Pittaj Gulma
|-
|33
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/142
|Ingredient of Dashamuli Ghrit
|-
|34
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/166
|Pathya Diet in Gulma
|-
|35
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/36
|Ingredient in Kalyanak Ghrit
|-
|36
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/42
|Ingredient in Mahakalyanak Ghrit
|-
|37
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/54
|Ingredient in Apara lasunadya Ghrita
|-
|38
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/85
|Ingredient in Saindhavadi Churna
|-
|39
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/88
|Ingredient in Shadav
|-
|40
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/55
|Ingredient in Chitrakadi Ghrit
|-
|41
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/130
|Used as anupan in arsha roga with narayan churna
|-
|42
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/135
|As an anupana of hapushdya churna
|-
|43
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/99
|Used for Anulomana
|-
|44
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/106
|Removes vata and vibandha
|-
|45
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/125
|Dadima swarasa is mixed with shaka
|-
|46
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/186
|Kwath is used for raktastambhan
|-
|47
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/197
|Used in rakta arsha
|-
|48
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/200
|Sadhita laajapeya used in rakta arsha
|-
|49
|
Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/89
|As an ingredient of pancamuladhya ghrit evum churna
|-
|50
|
Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/97
|Bhavnadravya of citrakadhya gutika
|-
|51
|Cha.Sa. Chi 16/44
|As an ingredient of Dadimadi Ghrit
|-
|52
|Cha. Sa. Chi. 16/90
|As an Anupana of Shilajatu Vataka
|-
|53
|Cha.sa.chi.18/63
|As an ingredient of saindhavadi yoga.
|-
|54
|Cha.sa.chi.18/126
|As an ingredient of kantakari ghrita.
|-
|55
|Cha.sa.chi.19/28
|As a Ingridient of dipaniya and sangrahi gana
|-
|56
|Cha.sa.chi.19/33
|Use as a siddhi dravya
|-
|57
|
Cha.sa.chi.19/40
|
As a yoga dravya in treatment of purishakshaya.
|-
|58
|Cha.sa.chi.19/44
|As an ingredient of chavyadi ghrita.
|-
|59
|Cha.sa.chi.19/54
|As a yoga dravya in treatment of pittaj atisara.
|-
|60
|Cha.sa.chi.19/74
|As a prakshep dravya

|-
|61
|Cha.Sa.Chi.20/24
|Ghritapana in Vataja chhardi.
|-
|62
|Cha.Sa.Chi.20/35
|As a pathya ahara in kaphaja chhardi.
|-
|63
|Cha.Sa.Chi.21/109
|As a pathya ahara.
|-
|64
|Cha.Sa.Chi.21/111
|As a pathya ahara.
|-
|65
|Cha.Sa.Chi.21/112
|Dadima rasa siddha mamsarasa is used.
|-
|66
|Cha.Sa.Chi.21/126
|As an ingredient of mulakadi lepa.
|-
|67
|Cha.Sa.Chi.22/36
|For lepa prayoga.
|-
|68
|Cha.Sa.Chi.22/49
|Used in treatment of Kaphanubandha trushna.
|-
|69
|Cha.Sa.Chi.23/226
|As a pathya ahara.
|-
|70
|Cha.sa.chi.24/121
|Used as swarasa mixed with lavana & sneha in Vataja madatyaya.
|-
|71
|Cha.sa.chi.24/127
|Used as swarasa in Vataja madatyaya.
|-
|72
|Cha.sa.chi.24/128
|Used as anupana in Vataja madatyaya.
|-
|73
|Cha.sa.chi.24/136
|Used as swarasa in pittaja madatyaya.
|-
|74
|Cha.sa.chi.24/139
|Used as yoosha in pittaja madatyaya.
|-
|75
|Cha.sa.chi.24/151
|Used in mukha-lepa in pittaja madatyaya.
|-
|76
|Cha.sa.chi.24/180
|Used as raga in kaphaja madatyaya.
|-
|77
|Cha.sa.Chi.26/217
|Used in Kavala in Arochaka.
|-
|78
|Cha.sa.Chi.26/219
|As an ingredient of Arochakanashaka vati.
|-
|79
|Cha.Sa.Chi.28/132
|As an ingredient of Triphaladi maha sneha.
|-
|80
|Cha.Sa.Chi.30/79
|As an ingredient of Dhatakyadi taila.
|-
|}

== Current availability==

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== Current researches ==

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