The season of plucking of wild pomegranate has started in Pangna area | News India

Mandi, 1 September (HS). The harvesting season of wild pomegranate, which is called dadu in the local language, has begun in the Pangna sub-tehsil area. Ramesh Shastri, a resident of Pajyanu and Leena Sharma, District Mandi's advisor of Subhash Palekar Natural Farming, say that dadu is a completely natural and organic fruit. No pesticides or chemical fertilizers are used in it. The sun-dried seeds of dadu are called anardana. Anardana is sweet and sour and cures vata, pitta and kapha diseases. Anardana is considered to be satisfying, semen enhancer, intellect enhancer and strength giver. The thorny tree of dadu is of medium size.

This tree of Daadu is found in all places including Panchayats like Pangna, Suin-Kufridhar, Mashog, Galyog Seeni, Paresi, Dhar-Belar, Balindi, Kandha, Bagsaad, Sahaj, Nanj, Tattapani, Basantpur etc. The seeds inside the fruit of Daadu which have a red lustre like gems are mostly used. The outer bark of the fruit of Daadu is removed and these seeds are dried in the sun. Raw pomegranate seeds are white in colour and astringent while ripe pomegranate seeds are red in colour and are sweet and sour.

Daadu is a boon of nature for the economy of people. Local resident Dr. Jagdish Sharma says that pomegranate seeds are also a medicine for many diseases. Pomegranate chutney is used in every household. Its consumption not only cures digestive diseases, but also keeps the body energetic throughout the day. Pomegranate seeds are strength giving, anti-bile, anti-wind and mildly cooling. It cures blood disorders, vomiting, loss of appetite, indigestion and weakness. Pomegranate flowers cure nose bleeding. In case of diarrhoea in children, its bud is rubbed with goat milk and fed to them. Daadimashtak powder is made from pomegranate seeds. This powder cures dysentery, indigestion, loss of appetite, cough, heart pain, rib pain, duodenum and tumour. Pomegranate oil is used in the treatment of bile related problems like burning sensation, acidity, blood bile, tuberculosis, thirst, diarrhoea, dysentery, weakness, eye diseases, headache, heat stroke, spermatorrhoea, loss of appetite etc.

Pomegranate seed businessman Dharmpal Gupta says that nowadays the price of pomegranate seeds is 300 to 500 rupees per kilogram. Ripe pomegranate seeds can fetch even better prices. People are plucking raw pomegranate seeds and selling white pomegranate seeds due to which they are not getting good prices. Hence, pluck the pomegranate seeds only when they are ripe.