latin name: punica granatum l. botany: pomegranate seed oil is extracted from the seeds of punica granatum l. By sfe- co2 extraction. The pomegranate originated from persia (iran) and has been cultivated since ancient times throughout the mediterranean region of asia, africa and europe. It has been widely cultivated throughout india and drier parts of southeast asia, malaya, the east indies and tropical africa. The most important growing regions are egypt, china, afghanistan, pakistan, bangladesh, iran, iraq, india, burma and saudi arabia active ingredient: it is organic healthy plant oil refined by pure physical means from selected, unshelled pomegranate seed. The oil contains 6 kinds of essential fatty acid, which includes punicic acids, linolenic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid. Among them, the punicic acid takes 86%. The punicic acid is a kind of highly unsaturated fatty acid. punicic acid :((9z,11e,13z)-octadeca-9,11,13-trienoic acid) molecular formula: c18h30o2. molecular weight: 278. 43. extract method: sfe-co2 extraction appearance: clear yellow oil with characteristic taste and odor test method: gc-ms. health function: 1. Prevent and restrain multiple cancers 2. Guard against cardio-vascular disease 3. Strongly antioxidant function to prevent speckles caused by uv 4. Potect prostate, prevent prostatitis and prostate hyperplasia 5. Boost,vitality and immunity,especially restrain carcinogen caused by cigarette. 6. Strong effect as an antioxidant . 7. Health & cosmetic products to postpone skin aging, improvement of skin elasticity. 8. Prevention of arteriosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes. 9. curing inflammation