Have anticancer properties

Compounds present in pomegranate fruit, juice, and oil have been shown in test tubes to help kill cancer cells or slow their spread in the body.

Pomegranate has been found to help combat inflammation and reduce cancer cell development in both test-tube and human trials. In fact, the fruit has been shown to have anti-tumor properties in lung, breast, prostate, skin, and colon cancers. Pomegranate has also been shown in animal studies to help decrease tumor development in the early stages of liver cancer. It also helps in the reduction of inflammatory and oxidative stress responses. Pomegranate extract may also be beneficial for reducing the growth, or even destroying, prostate cancer cells, according to older test-tube research. PSA (prostate-specific antigen) is a blood marker for prostate cancer. When PSA levels double in a short period of time, it means you're at a much high risk of death from prostate cancer. In two previous studies, providing men with pomegranate juice or extract dramatically prolonged the PSA doubling time period, lowering the chance of prostate cancer death.