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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Annasi/Ananas comosus








 









Botanical name:-Ananas  comosus 
Family name:- BROMELIACEAE
English name:Pine apple
Sinhala name:- Annasi

Tamil name:- Anashap-pazham, poonthazham pazham
Sanskirt name :-bahunetra, paravati
Edibal parts:-Fruits.
 

Status:-Under cultivation

Distribution:-Thailand, the Philippines, United States (Hawaii),Mexico, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Malaysia, Kenya, Taiwan, Australia
Ayurvedic usage:-

Treatment for:-Amenorrhoea, Dysmenorrhoea, Fevers, General debilities,Anorexia, Peptic ulcers, Jaundice, Renal calculi, Worm infestations, Constipation..    
 
Parts used to make medicine:-Roots

propagation:-
Pineapple are typically propagated from new vegetative growth from the original (mother) plant.