| Synonym : | A. comosus Merr.
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| Bangla Name : | Anaras. |
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| English Name : | Ananas, Pineapple. |
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| Family : | Bromeliaceae |
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| Disease : | influenza,anthelmintic |
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| Description : | A tufted, stemless herb. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 1-1.5 m long, the margins sharply spiny-toothed, green, those subtending the inflorescence red, much reduced. Inflorescence a dense, capitate, spiral, ovoid head, 6-8 cm long, much enlarged in fruit. Mature fruit up to 20 cm long.
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| Distribution : | Cultivated all over Bangladesh. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves and unripefruits contain sterols and triterpenes, ergosterol peroxide, stigmastene-diol, ?-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and campestanol. Leaves and crown of fruits contain 5-hydroxytryptamine and a steroid triterpene. Stems contain a prote |
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| Uses : | The fresh leaf juice is regarded as a powerful anthelmintic, abortifacient and emmenagogue. The unripe fruit is abortifacient, antiscorbutic, digestive, good for contains digestive enzyme ‘Bromelin’. Juice of the ripe fruit is diuretic, diaphoretic and ap |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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