As a child, I always wondered why the pineapple fruit was called “Pine Apple” because it didn’t even look like an ‘apple’. It was bigger than the apple and had a different shape. But maybe, I got used to the fact that the name of this fruit was just “Pineapple”. (Ananas comosus)
 After bananas, the pineapple is the second most popular tropical fruit. It is native to South America particularly in Brazil and Paraguay. Pineapple, which is also known as Piña, Nanas and Ananas, was first introduced to Europe by Christopher Columbus. Today, almost a third of the world’s production and sixty percent of canned pineapple comes from Hawaii. The pineapple fruit has vitamins, minerals, fiber and enzymes that is good for the digestive system and help in maintaining ideal weight and balanced nutrition which we all need. Pineapples are a good source of Vitamin C and can be eaten raw or used in cooking. Pineapple has minimal fat and sodium with no-cholesterol. It’s delicious, healthy and highly nutritious.
Every fruit or food substance, as I’ve come to understand has some medicinal properties. The pineapple contains micro-nutrients that experts believe protects against cancer and these micro-nutrients also break up blood clots and are beneficial to the heart. These days, many elderly people are very particular about what they eat, to maintain a healthy heart. The ripe pineapple has diuretic properties and the pineapple juice kills intestinal worms. It also relieves intestinal disorders and soothes the bile. Pineapple juice contains chemicals that stimulate the kidneys and aids in removing toxic elements in the body.
Pineapple contains a mixture of enzymes called Bromelain. Bromelain blocks the production of kinins that form when there is inflammation. Tests have shown that this blocking property of Bromelain in pineapple helps reduce swelling brought about by arthritis, gout, sore throat and acute sinusitis. This also helps accelerate the healing of wounds due to injury or surgery. To help reduce inflammation, eat pineapple in between meals. If eaten during or after meals, the enzymes will be utilized for digesting food.
So no matter what this fruit is called, I think it’s wonderful because it has a xeronine similarity with the magnificent fruit called Noni. Doctor Ralph Heinicke identified a beneficial substance during a research on the pineapple fruit and named it Xeronine, but he needed this substance in abundance and found it in the Noni fruit (Morinda Citrifolia). Noni is called the miracle fruit. It appears the The Pineapple has a bit of many good things.

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