It is the highly drought tolerant fruit plant & have high demand in summer month. Fruit is about 5-12cm in diameter, red, round and looks like a red apple. The skin of pomegranate is thick & there are hundreds of edible seeds within. Pomegranate fruit rind finds application medically in chronic dysentry and diarrhoea, the flower buds are used in bronchitis. It is a good source of vitamin C, potassium, fiber. Low in calories. Pomegranate seed dried with pulp is used as spice in dishes. The fruit juice has cooling and refrigerant property.
