The efficacy and function of pineapple peel

Pineapple peel is something that many people are very familiar with. The benefits that pineapple peel brings to us are not available in other foods. So what are the benefits of pineapple peel? Let’s find out together.

[Other names] Pineapple, Pandanus, ground pineapple, grass pineapple

[Source] Medicinal material source: the peel of pineapple, a plant of the Bromeliaceae family.

【Original form】Pineapple herb. The stem is short with sucker buds at the base. There are many leaves, arranged in a rosette; the leaves are sword-shaped and long, 40-90cm long, 4-7cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, entire or with sharp teeth, green above, pink-green below, with edges and leaf tips often brown-red, and those at the top of the inflorescence become smaller and often red. The inflorescence emerges from the leaf cluster, shaped like a pine cone, 5-8cm long, and becomes larger when fruiting. The flowers are dense, purple-red, and born in the bract axils; the bracts are triangular-ovate to oblong-ovate, light red; the outer tepals are 3, sepal-like, ovate, fleshy, about 1cm long; the inner tepals are 3, petal-like, oblanceolate, about 2cm long, bluish-purple, with 2 tongue-like small scales at the base; there are 6 stamens, and the ovary is inferior and hidden in the fleshy central axis. The fruit is cone-shaped, consisting of a thickened fleshy central axis, fleshy bracts and spirally arranged rudimentary ovary connected into a juicy aggregate fruit, often crowned with a degenerate, spirally stacked leaf cluster. The flowering period is summer, and the fruiting period is May to July.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: It is planted in Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places in my country.

[Cultivation] Biological characteristics: It likes high temperature, avoids low temperature and frost, is relatively drought-resistant, and is afraid of moisture. It is not very demanding on soil conditions, but it is advisable to choose sandy loam with good drainage and ventilation for cultivation.

[Chemical composition] The fruit is rich in volatile oils, various organic acids, sugars, amino acids, vitamins, etc. It also contains bromelin.

【Nature and flavor】 Astringent; sweet; neutral

【Functions and indications】Detoxification; cough relief; diarrhea relief. Mainly for cough and dysentery

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This is all we have to say about the benefits of pineapple peel. I hope it will be helpful to you. Although pineapple peel is very valuable, we must be cautious when eating it.