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Ananas comosus

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Ananas comosus in 3 pots - andrey zharkikh.jpg

Ananas comosus is native to South America and is currently cultivated in most tropical countries. Some of insect pests of pineapple worldwide are the pink pineapple mealybug, the gray pineapple mealybug, and the fruit borer caterpillar.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

he chemical constituents from the air-dried leaves of A. comosus were isolated and purified by the chromatography on silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 columns as well as recrystallization.[1]

Common names

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the moist, mainly lowland tropics, where it can also be found at elevations up to 1,800 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

  • Ananas comosus in 3 pots - andrey zharkikh.jpg
  • Ananas comosus teeth - andrey zharkikh.jpg
  • A.comosus-sim-1.jpg
  • A.comosus-sim-2.jpg
  • Abacaxi (Ananas comosus) 2014-07-14 20-40.jpg

References

  1. ↑ [Chemistry]
  2. ↑ [Morphology]
  3. ↑ [Cultivation]

External Links

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