anannas :

Use in other system of medicine:

Juice of leaves used as anthelmintic and vermicide. For intestinal animal parasites, a decoction of fresh young leaves, 4x daily.

- Leaf extract used as antimicrobial, vermicide, purgative, emmenagogue, abortifacient, and anti-inflammatory.

- Ripe fruit good for acid dyspepsia and aids digestion,.

- Juice of ripe fruit increases urine flow, gently laxative, cooling and digestive.

- In India and in the Moluccas, immature pineapple juice is taken internally as vermifuge for children and abortifacient for women.

- In Tripura, India juice of underground stem used for dyspepsia.

- In Malacca, used as diuretic and treatment of gonorrhea.

- The acid in the ripe fruit taken for acid dyspepsia, the tryptic ferment aiding digestion.

- In the Gold Coast, the immature fruits are boiled and taken as remedy for venereal diseases.

- Juice of ripe fruit considered antiscorbutic, diuretic, diaphoretic, aperient, refrigerant and digestive.

- Juice of unripe fruit considered acid, styptic, diuretic, anthelmintic and emmenagogue.

- In Mexico, juice of fruit used as anthelmintic.

Dr Mohamed Rifas

A dual country licensed Ayurveda Physician, currently working in Dubai as Head of Ayurveda and Yoga department. He also works as visiting doctor for Dr Hassan Ayurveda Brain and Spine Specialty Hospital. He is specialized in joint issues, brain and spine related issues and gastrointestinal issues with respect to anxiety.
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