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Pomegranate Benefits Over Poppy Benefits

January 11th, 2009

In Afghanistan, pomegranates are beginning to replace poppies, used for making opium and heroin, as a staple crop in the region.  In Afghanistan, the pomegranate is known as anar.  As the article mentions, the pomegranate is somewhat trendy in Europe and the United States, mostly because of the health benefits of the fruit.






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