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Pomegranate in Hindi is called Anar and Beejpur in Sanskrit. It is being in wide application for thousands of years as a curative against many diseases across different cultures and civilizations. The fruit possess tremendous nutritional values and medicinal health benefits. In India the root, bark, flowers, fruit and leaves of the Pomegranate are used in traditional ayurvedic therapy and medicinal applications. The plant bears the fruits from September to February in the the Northern Hemisphere and during March to May in Northern hemisphere. The fruit has multivarious applications in food processing industries in meal garnishes, smoothies, baking, cooking, juice blends and in alcoholic beverages

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