- ANANAS SATIVUS
Source: Wikipedia
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OTHER NAMESTamil: Parangithalai; Anashapazham
English: Pineapple Telugu: Ananash or Anasa-pandu Malayalam: Annanas Kannada: Anasu Marathi: Ananas Hindi: Ananas Sanskrit: Annanas |
description & usage
Cultivated throughout India, and is common in the bazar.
Uses:
Hiccup, fever, jaundice.
How to Use:
Fresh juice of the leaves is given with sugar to relieve hiccup ; also acts as a purgative. Juice of the ripe fruit allays gastric irritability in fever ; it is useful in jaundice. Juice of the unripe fruits in large quantities causes uterine contractions and ought to be rigorously avoided by pregnant women. Oil or essence of pineapple is useful for flavouring purposes in confectionery ; it is a solution of ethy-butyrate in alcohol. Jam can be prepared from this fruit. The fruit is eaten, either stewed or fresh, with a little sugar or salt.
Parts Used:
Ripened Fruit, Un-ripened Fruit and Leaves
Taste:
Sweetness
Action:
Purgative, germicide, digestive
Uses:
Hiccup, fever, jaundice.
How to Use:
Fresh juice of the leaves is given with sugar to relieve hiccup ; also acts as a purgative. Juice of the ripe fruit allays gastric irritability in fever ; it is useful in jaundice. Juice of the unripe fruits in large quantities causes uterine contractions and ought to be rigorously avoided by pregnant women. Oil or essence of pineapple is useful for flavouring purposes in confectionery ; it is a solution of ethy-butyrate in alcohol. Jam can be prepared from this fruit. The fruit is eaten, either stewed or fresh, with a little sugar or salt.
Parts Used:
Ripened Fruit, Un-ripened Fruit and Leaves
Taste:
Sweetness
Action:
Purgative, germicide, digestive
