The Pomegranate is more than a (truly beautiful) fruit.
Biologically speaking, the ‘fruit’ that we eat is actually the ripened, seed-bearing ovary of the flowering plant – a botanical structure which is technically classified as ‘berry’.
Nature is just so clever! As it very often shows us – when resembling the condition or body part – what it supports.
This is referred to as the Doctrine of Signatures or Doctrine of Correspondences.
As such, the pomegranate, when cut open to reveal its seed-filled chambers–strikingly mirrors the female ovary and its function is that it nourishes the reproductive system.
The Pomegranate is an archetype – an ancient symbol of fertility and divine remembrance, encoded in its ripe, juicy seeds. You may recall that Persephone ate pomegranate seeds and subsequently had to spend one third of the year in the Underworld with Hades. This myth highlights the cyclical nature of the female body, a continuous wheel of death and rebirth.
The pomegranate represented both death and fertility, it fits perfectly into this myth about the changing of seasons, as well as the duality of Persephone herself as the Queen of the Underworld and the Goddess of Springtime
Estrone is a hormone (one of the body’s three primary estrogens). A hormone so vital to female health that it is routinely replaced pharmaceutically in late life.
Pomegranate contains bioidentical estrone in concentrations unmatched by any other plant. So pomegranate actually supports hormonal regeneration!
As women it is wonderful to know that we can find hormone support in nature, and that we do not need to resort to pharmaceutical products with their many damaging side-effects.
While visually and symbolically one can easily see it is associated with the ovary, studies have shown its influence is not limited to the female body. In men, consuming pomegranate extract has the potential to support testosterone levels, stimulate the creation of sperm, as well as improve motility and sperm count and improve overall reproductive health.
View the many scientific studies that show these and other health benefits of Pomegranates