PINEAPPLE

Pineapple or Ananas (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.) Is a kind of tropical plant from Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. These plants included in the pineapple-nanasan family (Family Bromeliaceae). Stature (habitus) of low vegetation, herbaceous (chronic) with 30 or more leaves are long, sharp-tipped, arranged in a rosette around a thick stem. The fruit is in English called a pineapple because of its shape like a pine tree. The name 'pineapple' is derived from the Tupi name for this fruit: anana, meaning "excellent fruit". Honey-sucking birds (hummingbirds) are natural pollinators of this fruit, although many insects also have the same role.

Pillars Ladder Model with pineapple motif carved fruit at home Banjar in South Kalimantan.

Pineapples are fruits that contain lots of vitamins and serves as a medicinal plant. Starting from vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, dextrose, sucrose and the enzyme bromelain. The enzyme bromelain in pineapple efficacious for anti-inflammatory, helps digestion in the stomach, inhibiting the growth of cancer cells and prevents blood clotting.

The fiber content of pineapple is high and is suitable as a remedy for constipation that pineapple can be cathartic for those hard to defecate. Pineapple is also well taken when he was sick because of the pineapple contained substances that could help absorb the drug into the body. Pineapple can also remove dead skin cells. One example is an enzyme in pineapple leaves and fruits can raise the dead skin tissue caused by burns. The trick is to grind a few leaves of pineapple that has been washed, then smeared on the skin irritation because of itching, ulcers, or burns. Sore throat, flatulence, inflammation of the skin to heal bruises can be helped with pineapple.

Pineapple as sold the fruit is not true, but the combined fruits of true (visible traces of any 'scales' on the skin of fruit) are incorporated in its development - together with the cob (spadix) of compound interest - into one' fruit 'large. Pineapples are cultivated people have lost the ability to reproduce sexually, but he developed young plants (the 'crown' fruit) which is a means of vegetative propagation.

In Indonesia, Lampung province is a major pineapple growing area, with some pineapple processing factories are also found there.

Ingredients and Benefits: Pineapple contains dextrose, globulin, saccharose, organic acids, proteose, globulin and bromelain. Although not yet found the results of an experiment, but according to Mrs. Kloppenburg-Versteegh, fresh pineapple juice is considered cool, clean blood, dispose of and make it easier anticacing. Fiber is not good for people with stomach disorders.

Pineapple younger than launch expenses of urine and feces, also affects the uterus. He undid my period and can abort the womb. Because it is not recommended for pregnant women or maternity exhausted.

Women in the West Java region, many who abstain pineapple, pineapple considered cause for discharge and not good for the uterus.

Note: Patients with kidney disease and diabetes are advised not to eat pineapple.

Usefulness:

1. Abdominal pain due to tainted food, heartburn and diarrhea accompanied by heat in rectum, stomach pain after every Eating, Stomach Bloating after Eating, Lose Weight.
   A ripe pineapple peeled, "eyes", shredded or blended. Strain or squeeze. The water is as much as ½ cup drink immediately after every meal.
2. Fever due to Stomach Heat
   The recipe is the same as the no. 1. Taken between meals.
3. Fever.
   The recipe is the same as the no. 1. Drink 2x a day, each half a glass.
4. Flu.
   The recipe is the same as the no. 1. Taken several times a day. Do not cooled.
5. Dandruff.
   Method I: young pineapple peeled, "eyes", diprut. Galing mash the 12 leaves (Vitis trifolia L. / leaf
                   kapialun). Combine. Let stand 2 hours and filtered with a cloth. Use to rinse when
                   shampooing. Repeat till dandruff is gone.
   Method II: Pineapple cooked in grated, squeezed. Rub the water into the scalp every night before bed.
                   The next morning washed.
6. Laryngitis.
   The recipe is the same as the no. 1. drink frequently throughout the day. Do not drink at all at once, just ½ cup only.
7. Heartburn due digested Difficult Foods.
   The recipe is the same as the no. 1. drunk little by little.
8. Toilet irregular.
   Recipes such as no. 1. Drink a tablespoon after every meal.
9. Wormy.
   A young pineapple shredded, squeezed. Add 2 tablespoons of honey or rock sugar syrup. Drinks to children who suffer from intestinal worms.
10. Body slimming.
    Besides those mentioned above, it turns out pineapple can help slimming. Easy, by drinking pineapple juice, believed to lose weight and of course the body becomes more slender. The trick is to make juice or grated pineapple and squeeze the water. Pineapple juice for the water to get the maximum, wring it out by using a piece of clean cloth. Drinking water pineapple juice twice a day, undoubtedly can slimming.

Pineapple has Side Effects

Although the pineapple has many benefits, there was also the side effects caused by the pineapple fruit when consuming excessive.

1. Can abort the womb. There is a myth that says that eating pineapple can cause the death of a young womb. Some studies suggest potential as a young pineapple penggugur drug content. It is therefore recommended to pregnant mothers not to consume young pineapple.
2. Improving blood sugar levels. Ripe pineapple fruit has turned out to contain a fairly high sugar content. Diabetics should not consume excessive pineapple.
3. Cause arthritis. According to some studies, in the process of digestion, pineapple fruit has fermented into alcohol that can trigger arthritis. For patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inflammation itself should limit their consumption of pineapple.