Pineapple fruit benefits

Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.)
Synonym: A. Sativus Schult., Ananassa sativa Lindl., Bromelia comosa L.
Familia: Bromeliaceae.
Description:
Pineapple comes from Brazil. In Indonesia, pineapple planted in gardens, yards, and other places that get enough sunlight at an altitude of 1-1300 m above sea level. Pineapple is a fruit crop that is always available throughout the year.

Herbaceous annual or biennial, 50-150 cm tall, shoots are crawling on the base. Leaves gathered in roset roots at the base and widens into a midrib. Leaf blade of a sword, a thick, clay, 80-120 cm long, 2-6 cm wide, pointed toes like a thorn, the thorn stick curved upward, the underside of the scaly white, green or reddish green.
Compound interest are arranged in a very tight grain, located terminals and long-stemmed. Buni compound fruit fruit, round, long, fleshy, green, if cooked color to yellow. Pineapple fruit tastes good, sour to sweet. Small seeds, are often not so. Eating fruit other than in person, can also be preserved by boiling and sugar, made jam, or syrup is made.

Pineapple fruit can also be used to provide sweet-sour flavor, as well as a meat tenderizer. Fibrous leaves can be made yarn or tall. Pineapple fruit plants can be propagated by crown, bud stems, leaves or axillary buds.

Local Name:

Sumatra: ekahauku (Enggano), anes (Aceh), nas (Gayo), henas, kenas, honas, Annas (Batak), Gona (Nias), ASIT, nasit (Mentawai), enas, Kanas, pineapple (Malays), odd , naneh (Minangkabau), Kanas, kanyas, nas, nyanyas (Lampung). Java: danas, malignant (Sunda), pineapple (Java); Lanas, pineapple (Madura): Kalimantan: Kanas, samblaka, malacca, uro usan, usan wood, wood ujan, teens. Nusa Tenggara: heating (Bali), pineapple (Sasak), aruma, fanda, Pandal (Bima), panda (Sumba), nana (Sawu), bicycles, anana, sword (Flores), parangena, nanasi (Taluud). Sulawesi: tuis mangandow, na'asi, nanasi, tuis, ne tuis Walanda, foam, areca (Ut.Alf.) nanati (Gorontalo), lalato (Buol), nanasi (Toraja), view (Makasar, Bugis), nuts, ekam , hedan (East). esne (Kisar), ngewu (Tanimbar). Maluku: ai rice, than baba-ba, kai rice (East Seram), bangkalo, kampora, kanasoi (West Seram), anasu, banggala, bangkala, kai nasu, kambala, Kampala (south Seram), arnasinu, kanasi, kurnasin, Mangala, nanasi (Amb.Alf.) nanasu, anasul (Ulias). Irian Jaya: Manilmap, miniap.

Foreign Name: Pineapple (I), Ananas (I; B; P; J), her cheek (Tag.).

Simplisia Name: Ananas Fructus (fruit of pineapple).

The nature and Benefits

Cold cooked fruit character, merit reduce discharge of excessive stomach acid, helps digest food in the stomach, anti-inflammatory, peluruh urine (diuretic), clearing the dead skin tissue (skin debridement), disrupt the growth of the cancer set, inhibits clotting of platelets (platelet aggregation), and a fibrinolitik activities.

Young fruit taste sour, stimulate potent digestive enzymes, antelmintik, diuretics, menstrual peluruh (emenagog), abortivum, peluruh sputum (mukolitik), and laxatives. Leaf efficacious antipyretic, antelmintik, laxatives, anti-inflammatory, and normalize the menstrual cycle.

Composition:

Fruit contains vitamins (A and C), calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, sodium, potassium, dextrose, sucrose (sugar cane), and the enzyme bromelain. Bromelain potent anti-inflammatory, helps soften the food in the stomach, interfere with the growth of the cancer set, inhibits platelet aggregation, and has fibrinolitik activity. Fiber content can make bowel movements in people with constipation (constipation). Leaves contain Calcium oxalate and pectic substances.

Pharmacological effects and Research Results

Research on the influence of the addition of pineapple juice to the quality of cow's milk has been done. Apparently, the addition of 3.4 ml of pineapple juice obtained the lowest bacterial population, which is 37.60 x 10 'cells / ml and the highest fat content of 7.594%. On the addition of 3.2 ml of pineapple juice obtained the highest protein content of 19.138 ° Io (Noah M. Nasution, Department of Biology FMIPA UNAND, 1993).

Apparently, the enzymes contained in pineapple fruit nutritious fast debridement (experiments conducted on mice who had burns). Giving young pineapple extract as much as 0.2 ml in pregnant mice can be lethal embryos of mice when given at age 2 and 4 of pregnancy days. If given the age of 6 days of pregnancy, pregnancy and can continue a normal delivery (Mulyoto, FB UNSOED, 1986).

Utilization:

Part Used:
The part used is the fruit and leaves.

Indications:

Pineapple fruit used for the treatment of:
full feeling in the stomach,
constipation,
sore throat,
lose weight,
beri-beri,
sprains, swelling beaten,
simple blood clot (blood coagulation),
atherosclerosis (narrowing of blood vessels),
inhibit tumor growth,
enhance absorption (absorption) drugs,
late period, and
worms.

How to use:
For drugs taken, pineapple fruit juice 1/2-2 medium size or can also be shredded, and then drink.
To use externally, peeled pineapple fruit, and scarring. Parutannya on Turapkan results ailing body parts, such as cleaning dead tissue (debridement) of burns, dandruff, ulcers, ulceration, and inflammation of the skin (dermatitis). Another way, pounded leaves of pineapple until smooth, then the balurkan burns, ulcers, and itching.

Example Usage:
- Parasitic Worms
1 pineapple peeled young fruit, then wash it clean. Next, rinse with water to cook, and scarring. Squeeze clan parutannya filter results, then the child minumkan wormy little by little.

- Sprain, bruised due to shock
Peel the fruit 1 ripe pineapple, cut into pieces, then blended. Drinking water is collected at the same time.

- Sore throat
2 Peel the pineapple fruit has been cooked, then wash it clean. Cut into pieces, then blended or grated. Next, squeeze with a clean piece of cloth. Drinking juice is collected, 3 times a day, every time a 1 / 3 part.

- Inflammation of the skin (dermatitis), dandruff
Provide 1 / 2 fruit ripe pineapple. Peel the skin, and scarring. Results parutannya used to rub the scaly skin and peeling, both in the scalp or other parts of the body. Do it once a day, the night before bed. The next morning just washed. Do it every day.

- Dandruff
Provide 1 / 4 ripe pineapple fruit. Peel the skin, then grated, squeezed, and strained. Add juice of 1 orange juice and stir until blended. Use this mixture to rub the scalp of dandruff. Do it the night before bed. The next morning wash hair. Do it 2-3 times a week.

- Losing weight
1 Peel the pineapple fruit is not too ripe, then wash it clean. Cut into pieces, then blended or grated. Next, squeeze using a piece of clean cloth and water to drink and feelings directly. Apply 2 times a day.

- Constipation
3 peeled fruit is not ripe pineapple, then wash it clean. Next, juice or grated, then squeezed. Drinking water after eating her feelings, 2 times a day, each just 1 / 2 cup.

- Beri-beri
2 Peel the pineapple fruit is ripe, then wash it clean. Next, juice or grated, then squeezed. Feelings as well as drinking water. Should be taken in the morning or afternoon after eating.

- Burns, itching and sores
Wash the pineapple leaves thoroughly, then mash until smooth. Balurkan on the affected part.

- Pain management in the stomach for digestion disrupted
Pineapple juice 3 times a day each 3 / 4 cup (150 cc). Apply 1 / 2 hour before meals.

Note:

Pregnant women are prohibited to drink young pineapple fruit juice.
Pineapple fruit in the gastrointestinal tract is fermented into alcohol that can cause a recurrence of arthritis Gout.
Patients with diabetes mellitus (diabetes mellitus) is recommended to limit the consumption of pineapple for fruit sugar content of ripe fruit is high enough.