PINEAPPLE

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Scientific name: Ananas comosus
Other name: Nenas

 Kingdom: Plantae
Order:  Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Ananas
Species: comosus

 Fact:

 The area between southern Brazil and Paraguay

Medical uses:

Leaves: 
Used as an anthelmintic (to destroy parasitic worms), cholagogue (promotes the flow of bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum), to treat hiccough and constipation


Fruit: 

Used as a digestive, diuretic, laxative (relieve constipation by loosening stools or inducing a bowel movement), diaphoretic (reducing the temperature inside the body) and antiscorbutic (preventing or curing scurvy)


Green fruit:

Used as an abortifacient (agents that induces abortion), anthelmintic (to destroy parasitic worms), emmenagogue (promotes the menstrual discharge) and styptic (promotes healing and stop bleeding on minor cuts or manicure nicks)

Benefits:


1. Has dense texture, is rich in vitamins, enzymes and antioxidants


2. Has an anti-inflammatory effect


3. Protects against colon cancer, macular degeneration and arthritis



4. Contains bromelain enzymes that act as anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer.



5. Has the ability to induce apoptotic cell death



6. Both the root and fruit may be eaten or applied topically as an anti-inflammatory or as proteolytic agents.



7. Promotes the bone growth and strengthens bones due to the presence of sufficient amounts of manganese which is a mineral responsible for health and connective tissues bones



8. Useful for maintaining oral health and helpful in the process after dental surgery



9. Bromelain (protein-digesting enzyme) effective in upper respiratory tract infection by suppressing coughs and reducing the thickness of mucus



Side effects:



- Allergic reactions in some people in the form of temporary selling on lips accompanied by a rash


- Excess consumption may result in diarrhoea and extreme menstrual bleeding



- Excess consumption may lead to miscarriages in pregnant women



- Unripe pineapple may irritate the throat and act as drastic purgative

Fun facts:


  • Christopher Columbus in 1493 found pineapple on Guadeloupe Island in Carrabian.
  • He brought it with him to Spain and called the plant as  Pina de Indes, meaning 'pine of the Indians'
  • Pineapple has a beautiful flower which varies from Lavender through light to red that later forming pineapple fruit.
  • There are 50 calories in 100 grams of fresh pineapple
  • The pineapple is mostly made up with 86% water and 13% carbohydrates.
  • Pineapple is the international symbol of 'welcome' and is a symbolic way of saying ' you are perfect'


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