| خلاصه مقاله | Background and Objective: Pomegranate is mentioned three times in the Quran under the name of ‘Ar-Rumman’. It is also referred to as ‘the best fruit’ in Ahadith. From a modern scientific perspective, pomegranate has many properties, one of which is its effect on blood pressure. The current systematic review aims to assess the meta-analyses of experimental studies that evaluated the effect of pomegranate products on blood pressure.
Search Method: PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched using the keywords ‘Punica granatum’, ‘Pomegranate’, ‘hypertension’, ‘blood pressure’, ‘BP’, ‘diastolic blood pressure’, ‘DBP’, ‘systolic blood pressure’, and ‘SBP’ until November 23, 2023. All English-language meta-analyses that evaluated the effect of pomegranate products on blood pressure in humans were included.
Findings: After screening, five meta-analyses with a total of 38 RCT or cross-over studies were included. Four studies examined the effect of pomegranate juice, and one study investigated the effect of pomegranate juice or extract. In two studies, pomegranate juice significantly reduced both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. In one study, a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure was observed in the participants following pomegranate juice consumption. Moreover, in another study, consumption of pomegranate products caused a significant reduction in diastolic blood pressure. In only one study, pomegranate juice consumption had a non-significant effect on systolic or diastolic blood pressure.
Conclusion: The results of this systematic review showed the positive effect of pomegranate on blood pressure. The Quran's nutritional recommendations are not exclusive to the past and the modern scientific findings align with scientific discoveries mentioned in the Quran, which confirms the validity of the Quran’s scientific miracles. This highlights the importance of paying more attention to the Quran, its concepts, and its commentary. |