


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.