Pineapple Juice

Species name: a. comosus.

What is Pineapple? The pineapple is a tropical plant and fruit that may possibly be native to Brazil or Paraguay.

It consists of 30 or more trough-shaped and pointy leaves that surround a thick stem.

Pineapples are the only fruit of the bromeliad family that has widespread cultivation.

Home Remedies using Pineapple Juice:

Benefits and Uses of Pineapple Juice:

Pineapples contain an enzyme that allows it to digest food by breaking down the protein, thus allowing it to be used as a marinade and tenderizer for meat.

Some evidence supports the bromelain in pineapples as having anti-inflammatory benefits.

Some also believe that it is beneficial for some intestinal disorders while others believe that it helps induce childbirth when it is past the baby's due date.

Pineapples can also be used to aid in digestion.

It is a good source of manganese, Vitamin C and Vitamin B1. Because of the abundance of manganese, pineapples have the added benefit of strengthening the bones.

In addition, the Vitamin C helps fight colds and flu.

There is an added benefit as well – the bromelain that is in pineapples allow their consumption to act as a cough suppressant.

Not only do they help suppress a cough, but they loosen the mucous as well.

Because pineapple reduces the amount of time it takes the blood to coagulate, they can be beneficial for heart patients.

• Aid in digestion
• Assist with late labor
• Use as an anti-inflammatory
• Use in cooking as a marinade or meat tenderizer
• Treat intestinal disorders
• Suppress coughs
• Loosen mucous
• Strengthens bones
• Dissolves warts
• Helps treat diarrhea
• Reduces blood coagulation time
• Drink as a juice
• Eat as a fruit
• Use it in cooking or preparing desserts or other dishes

Side Effects of Pineapple Juice:

Though we do not usually think of fruits as having any side effects, the enzymes in pineapples can be hazardous to someone who has protein disorders or deficiencies such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Should not be consumed by those with hemophilia, or diseases of the kidneys or liver because of the reduced time it takes for the blood to coagulate.