Powerful pomegranate
AT ONE time pomegranate was the ultimate forbidden fruit, its deep red skin linking it to the blood of the earth and lustful desire.
Greeks still break a pomegranate at weddings, as a symbol of fertility, and in China, a sugared version of the seed is eaten to bless newlyweds.
Pomegranate has also long been recognised for its healing properties. In the Middle East, Iran and India healers have used the bark, leaves, skin and rind of the pomegranate, as well as the edible parts of the fruit to cure everything from conjunctivitis to haemorrhoids. A boiled infusion of the
