Uses of grapes (angoor)

Scientific name: Vitis vinifera L.
English Name: Grapes
Local Name: Munaka, angoor
Arabic Name: Inab
Family: Vitaceae
Habit & Habitat: Perennial vine, cultivated for fruit
purposes.
Part used: Fruit juice

Medicinal uses: Common cold, relax body and brain muscles, stomach diseases, cooling effects on body, cough, kidney and urinary bladder pain, liver and lung disorders, dog bite, remove weary, clear the face and cancer.

References from Holy Qur’an:
*Surah Al-Bakara, Verse 266: Would any of you wish to have a garden with date-palms and vines.
*Surah-An-Nahl, Verse 67: And from the fruits of date-palms and grapes, you drive strong drink and goodly provision.
*Surah Israa,Verse 91: “ Or you have a garden of date-palms and grapes and cause rivers to gush forth in their midst abundantly.”
*Surah Abasa, Verses 27, 28: And We cause therein the grain to grow and grapes and clover
plants (i.e.green fodder for the cattle) and olives and date-palms.
*Surah l-Mumenoon, Verse 19: Then We brought forth for you therewith gardens of date-palms and grapes, wherein much fruit is for you and whereof you eat.
*Surah Yaseen, Verse 34: And we have made therein gardens of date-palms and grapes and we have caused springs of water to gush forth therein.
*Surah An-Naba, Verses 31,32: Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise), Gardens and vineyards.
References from Ahadith:
*Narrated Abu Huraira (R.A): The Prophet said, “Don’t call the grapes Al-Karm, (because) Al-Karm is the heart of the Mumin”.
*Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, “You have resaisins (Munaqqa) which make the colour of the face handsome and remove the phlegm”.
*Narrated Abdullah bi Abbass (R.A): Raisins were soaked for Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). He used to drink this syrup that day, the next day and sometimes the third day.
Distribution in world:
France, Germany, Spain, Pakistan and India.
Flowering Period:
May-July
Chemical constituents:
Fruits contain oxalic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid and racemic acid. High percentage of sugar is present in fruits. Vit. B, carotene, Vit. P, also present. Vit. P is responsible for checking the bleeding. Invertase, hexodinase, catalase, ascorbic acid oxidase and peroxidase also reported.