The efficacy and function of pineapple roots and leaves

There are many common Chinese medicinal materials in life, and pineapple root and leaves are one of them. However, many people are not very clear about pineapple root and leaves. Therefore, before choosing to eat them, you need to understand the effects and functions of pineapple root and leaves.

【source】

Medicinal material source: the roots or leaves 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.

【Function and indications】

Helps digestion and soothes the stomach; stops diarrhea. Summer diarrhea; indigestion; stomach pain

【extract】

Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to the effects and functions of pineapple roots and leaves. Your choice should be based on your own needs, so that it will not harm your body and can achieve a good effect in improving diseases.