Herbs

BOTANICAL NAME : ANANAS COMOSUS

Pineapple,Ananas

• Botanical Classification
• Family
• Synonyms(other names)
• Ayurvedic Properties
• Habitat
• Morphology
• Chemical Constituents
• Pharmacology
• Toxicology
• Parts Of The Plant Used
• Therapeutic Uses
• Formulations
• Dose
• Anti Dote

Crafty Syntax

Botanical Classification

Family

Synonyms(Other Names)

Ayurvedic Properties

Habitat

It is natively found in south America.In India it is found in Bengal,Assam,Orissa.

Morphology

This herbaceous perennial plant grows to 1.0 to 1.5 metres (3.3 to 4.9 ft) tall with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves 30 to 100 centimetres (1.0 to 3.3 ft) long, surrounding a thick stem. The pineapple is an example of a multiple fruit: multiple, helically-arranged flowers along the axis each produce a fleshy fruit that becomes pressed against the fruits of adjacent flowers, forming what appears to be a single fleshy fruit. Pineapple is eaten fresh or canned and is available as a juice or in juice combinations. It is used in desserts, salads, as a complement to meat dishes and in fruit cocktail. Pineapples are the only bromeliad fruit in widespread cultivation. It is one of the most commercially important plants which carry out CAM photosynthesis.

Chemical Constituents

• Bromelin

Pharmacology

• It supresses vatta and pitta dosha.
• It improved digestion and juice of raw fruit is used for worm infestation.
• Good for heart
• If taken in overdose it can cause abortion
• Juice of raw fruit produces stimulates uterus and helps in progress of menses
• It is diuretic and good for renal stone.

Toxicology

Not known

Parts Of The Plant Used

• Fruit

Therapeutic Uses

• Pain abdomen
• Anorexia
• Acidity
• Jaundice
• Constipation
• Menstrual disorders
• Cardiac problems
• Anti-helmintic
• Uterine disorders
• General weakness
• Urinary tract infection

Formulations

• Not available

Dose

• Swaras (juice) of fruits 25 to 50 ml

Anti Dote

Not known

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