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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) has recently released a monograph on the published scientific and clinical studies relating to POM Wonderful(R) Pomegranate Juice.

The monograph includes summaries of 6 clinical trials, in which POM Wonderful Pomegranate Juice was evaluated for its effects on cardiovascular disease, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction. The authors of the monograph further provide information on the active constituents and safety of pomegranate juice, as well as distinguishing characteristics particular to POM Wonderful Pomegranate Juice.

"When ABC approached POM Wonderful about doing a monograph, we thought this was an excellent opportunity to have a well-respected organization conduct a third party review of our research," said Mark Dreher, PhD, vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs for POM Wonderful. "Having a monograph summarize and evaluate our growing body of research is an important part of our ongoing scientific process."

Pomegranates have been traditionally used as a food, medicine, and cultural icon by various civilizations for thousands of years. Its popularity among US consumers, however, is relatively recent.

"In 2002, when we launched POM Wonderful, only 12% of the population even knew what a pomegranate was," said Dr. Dreher. "In 6 years, sales of POM have gone from zero to over $150 million."

Previous publications and monographs from ABC have covered the pharmacological and clinical literature on numerous medicinal herbs. "So far as we can determine, this may be the first monograph ever published that covers the clinical research on a conventional food product," said Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director of ABC, noting that although historically pomegranate has been used as both a food and as a medicinal plant, most people today consider it a conventional food.

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