Monday, May 16, 2011

Medicinal Plant: Pineapple (Ananas comosus Mill)

















Pineapple belongs to family Bromeliaceae. it is a tropical shrub with spiny-leaves. The leave margin are spiny toothed, rigid and concave on the upper side. It produces a very sweet pineapple fruit. it can be used as source for natural medicine.
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Medicinal Uses
  • Bronchitis
  • Sore throat
  • Constipation, Reduction of fever, for digestion, treatment of the bladder, prostate, urethra, rheumatism, arthritis, oedema, jaundice, Neurasthenia, Melancholia, & Nephritis
  • Expels worms, and kills intestinal parasites
  • Gonorrhoea.
How to Use
  • For bronchitis the pineapple is sliced and covered with honey and and then boiled to make a syrup. Two to three spoonfuls a day is a good expectorant.
  • For sore throat, the natural ripe fruit is eaten, or the juice is drunk.
  • The pulp of the juice is recommended for constipation, reduction of fever, for digestion, treatment of the bladder, prostate, urethra, amenorrhoea, rheumatism, arthritis, oedema, jaundice and loss of memory.
Parts to be Used
  • The leaves and ripe and unripe fruit

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