In hyperkalemia, the level of potassium in blood is too high. A high potassium level has many causes, including kidney disorders, drugs that affect kidney function, and consumption of too much supplemental potassium. Usually, hyperkalemia must be severe before it causes symptoms, mainly abnormal heart rhythms.
The pomegranate grows naturally as a tree 20 to 30 feet high, although commercially available cultivars grow as dense, bushy shrubs or small trees from 6 to 15 feet tall.
It is about the size of an orange with a rounded hexagonal shape, and has thick reddish skin and around 600 seeds. Each seed is surrounded by a juice-filled sac, which is pressed out during processing. The name pomegranate derives from Latin pomum (apple) and granatus (seeded). Pomegranate is mainly used for producing juice famous its antioxidant properties. Depending on the variety, it can be extremely sour or pleasantly tart with a degree of sweetness. Pomegranate juice is commonly boiled down into a form of molasses in Middle Eastern countries.