Pomegranate – an Insight into its Antioxidative, Thrombolytic and Membrane Stabilizing Property

Abstract

The present study is focused on exploring the antioxidative, thrombolytic and membrane stabilizing property of the peel and aril of pomegranate. Antioxidative property was deliberated based on their free radical scavenging ability in which the peel exerted higher radical scavenging potential. Thrombolytic potential of pomegranate was notably higher in aril (30.36%) than in peel (27.62%) while the standard streptokinase exhibited 58.38%. The membrane stabilizing activity was assessed under hypotonic and varying temperature conditions and compared with standard acetyl salicylic acid. The synergistic effect of the fruit could be further explored to be one of the best sources for atherothrombotic diseases.

Keywords: Pomegranate, Thrombolysis, Membrane stability, Free radical scavenging