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.
1 Similar to human hair, the bark of a pomegranate tree turns gray with age. 2  Punica granatum was present during biblical times. 3  It is thought that pomegranate may have been the âforbidden fruitâ in the Garden of Eden. 4  Pomegranates symbolize fertility, success, and wealth. Punica granatum is nicknamed the Jewel of Winter because it is in season from September to January in the Northern Hemisphere. 2  In the United States, pomegranates are used more for decoration than they are for food. 3  Color does not indicate the ripeness of pomegranate fruit.