Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Pomegranate
ทับทิม · Thapthim
Punica granatum L.
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Part used
- leaf
- Crude drug
- Punicae Granati Pericarpium
- In the announcement
- Used in 4 notifiable formulas (1 as capsules)
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Pomegranate
Summarised from the Pomegranate Peel monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried pericarp.
The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.
Constituents
Pomegranate Peel contains hydrolysable tannins (e.g., punicalin and punicalagin) and phenolic acids (e.g., ellagic acid and gallic acid). It also contains alkaloids, flavonoids, etc.
The THP monograph covers the fruit peel, while the formulas mainly use the leaf, so the quality criteria on this page apply to the fruit peel only.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 11.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 5.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 0.5% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 36.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 17.0% w/w |
Storage: Pomegranate Peel shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a cool and dry place.
Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Pomegranate
4 formulas containing Pomegranate
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
- Ya Lueang Pit Samut Yellow formula for non-infectious diarrheaRelieves diarrhea not caused by infection
- Thapthim PomegranateHas antioxidant effects
- Ya Lueang Pit Samut Yellow formula for non-infectious diarrheaRelieves diarrhea not caused by infection
- Ya Lueang Pit Samut Yellow formula for non-infectious diarrheaRelieves diarrhea not caused by infection, e.g. stool without mucus or blood, diarrhea
Development potential
Develop Pomegranate into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas4 formulas1 as a single-herb formula
THP raw-material criteria6 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria
Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway
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Extract and manufacture at K-API
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