
Punicalagin

Punicalagin is an ellagitannin, a type of phenolic compound. It is found in forms alpha and beta in pomegranates ("Punica granatum"), in "Terminalia catappa" and "Terminalia myriocarpa", and in "Combretum molle", the velvet bushwillow, a plant species found in South Africa. These three genera are all Myrtales and the last two are both Combretaceae.
Research.
Punicalagins are water-soluble and hydrolyze into smaller phenolic compounds, such as ellagic acid. There were no toxic effects in rats on a 6% diet of punicalagins for 37 days. In laboratory research, punicalagins had carbonic anhydrase inhibitor activity.