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Pomegranate as a potential alternative of pain management: A review



Castañeda Ovando, Araceli

2020

Guerrero-Solano, J.A., Jaramillo-Morales, O.A., Velázquez-González, C., De la O-Arciniega, M., Castañeda-Ovando, A., Betanzos-Cabrera, G., Bautista, M. Pomegranate as a potential alternative of pain management: A review. Plants. 2020, 9,419.doi: 10.3390/plants9040419


Abstract


The use of complementary medicine has recently increased in an attempt to find effective alternative therapies that reduce the adverse effects of drugs. Punica granatum L. (pomegranate) has been used in traditional medicine for different kinds of pain. This review aims to explore the scientific evidence about the antinociceptive effect of pomegranate. A selection of original scientific articles that accomplished the inclusion criteria was carried out. It was found that different parts of pomegranate showed an antinociceptive effect; this effect can be due mainly by the presence of polyphenols, flavonoids, or fatty acids. It is suggested in the literature that the mechanisms of action may be related to the activation of the L-arginine / NO pathway, members of the TRP superfamily (TRPA1 or TRPV1) and the opioid system. The implications for the field are to know the mechanisms of action by which this effect is generated and thus be able to create alternative treatments for specific types of pain, which help alleviate it and reduce the adverse effects produced by drugs. The results propose that pomegranate and secondary metabolites could be considered in the treatment of inflammatory, nociceptive, and neuropathic pain.



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