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Pomegranate

Supplement botanical heart & metabolicskin & hair
Aka: Punica granatum, punicalagin, ellagic acid
Brands seen in Singapore: Source Naturals, Life Extension, Thorne, Navitas Organics, Swanson Vitamins
Third-party tested: Thorne certifies other products with NSF Certified for Sport, but nothing for pomegranate.Certification is granted per product, so check the tub you actually own. Not being listed is not the same as failing.
Not medical advice. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change the timing of anything you take.
How to use
What it’s for
Blood-pressure and glucose signals; one 4-week skin trial
Studied for
The skin trial ran four weeks
Pros & cons
Pros
  • NCCIH: juice or extract may reduce blood pressure
  • NCCIH: a small reduction in blood glucose is reported
  • A 4-week RCT cut wrinkle severity against placebo
Cons
  • NCCIH: more research is needed to confirm the bp effect
  • No clear effect on cholesterol or other lipids
  • HSA prohibits stem bark and root bark in supplements
Sources
  1. NCCIH — Pomegranate: What You Need To Know (last updated April 2025) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Pomegranate juice or extract may be helpful in reducing blood pressure, but additional research is needed … may reduce blood glucose levels to a small extent … no clear effects have been demonstrated [on lipids]”
  2. Prospective Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Oral Pomegranate Extract on Skin Wrinkles, Biophysical Features, and the Gut-Skin Axis (Chakkalakal et al., J Clin Med 2022) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Subjects were supplemented with a standardized punicalagin enriched oral pomegranate extract … or a placebo … daily for four weeks … The PE group had significant reductions in wrinkle severity (p < 0.01)”
  3. HSA — Guidelines on Prohibited and Restricted Ingredients in Health Supplements and Traditional Medicines, GL-CHPB-1-012 Rev. No. 001 (Oct 2025), Annex A and Annex B — read from the cached PDF text on disk · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “87. Punica granatum (stem bark and root bark) — Prohibited in HS — Absence of pomegranate alkaloids … Restricted use in TM: "Not suitable for long term use. Seek medical advice if needed."”
  4. HSA — Health Supplements Guidelines, GL-CHPB-3-001 Rev. No. 020 (January 2026), Tables 4 and 5 (vitamins and minerals limits) — read from the cached PDF text on disk · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “HS for use by the general adult population should not contain vitamins and minerals exceeding the stipulated limits stated in Tables 4 and 5.”
  5. HSA — Health Supplements Guidelines (January 2026), Table 6: examples of diseases/conditions/disorders not allowed for health supplements · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Blood and circulatory system: Hypertension, stroke, cholesterol disorders, reduces cholesterol … Endocrine system: Diabetes … Skin, hair and nails: … pigmentation disorders, alopecia”
  6. iHerb Singapore — Pomegranate Extract category (default order, 1 - 28 of 28 results) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Source Naturals, Pomegranate Extract, 500 mg, 240 Tablets … Life Extension, Pomegranate Complete … Thorne, Hormone Advantage … Life Extension, Pomegranate Fruit Extract … Navitas Organics, Organic Pomegranate Powder … Swanson Vitamins, Full Spectrum Pomegranate”
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Updated 2026-08-30. Every line above traces to a numbered source. Kozen-X is not a medical device and does not give medical advice. It lists what published sources have written down — nothing more. A pair not listed is unrecorded, not cleared. Before you start, stop or re-time anything, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.