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.
Seeding a Pomegranate. 1  Cut the crown (protruding blossom end) off the pomegranate, removing with it some of the pale-yellow pith. 2  Take care not to pierce the seeds within. 3  Lightly score the skin in quarters from stem to crown end. 4  Immerse the scored fruit in a large bowl of cool water and soak for 5 minutes.