Ananas succus

Ananas succus

Used parts: the stem.

Pharmacy name: pineapple juice - Ananas succus (formerly: Succus Ananas, Abacaxi).

Botanical description. Birthplace of the herbaceous plants, apparently - Central and South America, as well as the islands of West Indies. There it occurs in the wild state (feral), but mostly for its variety of cultural forms. Pineapple cultivate and in the tropics of Africa and Asia. The cultural form of pineapple - perennial plant with rosette leaves. Curved leaves have thorns, mostly around the edges. In the third year of the rosettes of leaves grows tsvetonos, who is on top of purple flowers. The fact that in everyday life called the pineapple, is a big juicy stem. Collection of m workpiece. Collect mature fruit, free from external skins and squeeze out the juice.

The active substances. The most important active substance - bromelain - enzymes, which normalizes impaired digestion of proteins. Along with them are sugar, vitamin C and a small amount of essential oil.

Curative effect and application. Used in most of pure bromelainom, which includes a variety of drugs against gastro-intestinal diseases, as well as promotes the absorption of proteins. But the juice - fresh or canned - helps digestion.

Adverse effects are unknown, but there is an allergy, if absorbed bromelain.