Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations, namely, for increasing semen quality, for enhanced physical energy and endurance, for enhanced mental energy and endurance, for reduced physical stress, for reduced physical stress due to imbalances in serum cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose, for reduced mental stress, for reduced tendency to the development of colds, for reduced tendency to the development of urinary infections, for reduced tendency to the development of illnesses derived from infection by bacteria, virus or fungi, for reduced tendency to the development of illnesses derived from infection by bacteria, virus or fungi due to imbalances in serum cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose, for increased potency and sexual activity, for reduced problems with impotence, for weight loss, for weight increase, for reducing oxidative stress; dietetic food and substances adapted for medical or veterinary use, namely, dry preparations of pomegranate extract and concentrate, dry preparations of galangal adapted for medical use, for increasing semen quality, for enhanced physical energy and endurance, for enhanced mental energy and endurance, for reduced physical stress, for reduced physical stress due to imbalances in serum cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose, for reduced mental stress, for reduced tendency to the development of colds, for reduced tendency to the development of urinary infections, for reduced tendency to the development of illnesses derived from infection by bacteria, virus or fungi, for reduced tendency to the development of illnesses derived from infection by bacteria, virus or fungi due to imbalances in serum cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose, for increased potency and sexual activity, for reduced problems with impotence, for weight loss, for weight increase, for reducing oxidative stress; dietary supplements for humans and animals