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The Super fruit-by Ishara Jayawardane Source:Dailynews Few fruits on this earth have captured the taste buds of humans like the Pomegranate has done. The seeds have a deep reddish color as red as blood, yet unbelievably sweet. Green Thumbs spoke to Director of the Institute of Indigenous Medicine on this fruit, as old as civilization itself.   Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an important fruit crop grows in Sri Lanka which is rich in therapeutic and pharmaceutical properties. Though the history of pomegranate usage goes back to many thousand years, pomegranate has gained momentum of commercial significance in recent past. ...