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| Pomegranate (pome = apple, granate
= grained) is so named because it resembles an apple and is characterized
by having so many seeds, according to Hebrew legend, exactly 613 per
fruit, otherwise between a couple hundred to eight hundred in a large
specimen. In Latin, the botanical name Punica granatum, is
composed of granatum for "grained," Punica the name
for the former Phoenician city, Carthage, in northern Africa, where
Roman soldiers on their way to the first (264 - 241 BCE) of the three
"Punic Wars" first encountered the pomegranate tree (http://www.billcasselman.com/wording_room/pomegranate.htm).
Botanically, Punica granatum shares its Family only with
its rare genetic forebear, Punica protopunica, restricted
in occurrence to the Yemeni island, Socotra. Pomegranate fruit contains three main parts, each with its own metaphysical, botanical and chemical character. These are: the seed, the juice and the peel. In addition, the tree's bark, roots, leaves and flowers all contain unique elements, and have interesting and complex differential effects when prepared as medicines for human or animal consumption. The fruit's hard leather shell, multiplicity of seeds, bright crimson juice, and exotic mammary-like shape have all proven combustible fuel for the human mythopoeic imagination. Pomegranate figures into the religious iconography of Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. A native of the Mesopotamian region, pomegranate is prized as a medicament and symbol of beauty, longevity, fertility and wisdom worldwide. |
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