Pinya (Tag.)Pineapple (Engl.)

Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

Respiratory

Shrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves- linear, numerous, lanceolate, sharply spiny- toothed, green and shiny. Flowers: Sepals- ovate, thick and fleshy. Petals- are three oblanceolate white below, violet-purple above. Fruits: Fruit- mature is up to 20 centimeters or longer.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Sakit buntuk (Headache). Preparation: Sakit buntuk - Pabukal ing kasakmal a bulung na ning pinya keng adwang litrung danum kilub ning 30 minutu (Boil a handful of leaves of pinya in 2L of water for 30 minutes). Part used: Leaves (Headache) | Bulati atsan (Helminthiasis). Preparation: Bulati atsan -Kumang metung bunga tsaka ya wasan at balatan (Get 1 piece of fruit and wash then peel off the fruit). Part used: Fruit (Helminthiasis) | Hika/Usang (Asthma). Preparation: Usang - Pabukal ing pitung bungang ali pa malulut keng metung litrung danum kilub ning 30 minutu (Boil 7 unripe fruit in 1L of water for 30 minutes).. Part used: Fruit (Asthma) | Sakit katawan (Body pain). Preparation: Sakit katawan -Pabukal ing kasakmal a bulung na ning pinya keng adwang litrung danum kilub ning 30 minutu (Boil a handful of leaves of pinya in 2L of water for 30 minutes). Part used: Leaves and Roots (Body pain)

Preparation

Sakit buntuk - Pabukal ing kasakmal a bulung na ning pinya keng adwang litrung danum kilub ning 30 minutu (Boil a handful of leaves of pinya in 2L of water for 30 minutes) | Bulati atsan -Kumang metung bunga tsaka ya wasan at balatan (Get 1 piece of fruit and wash then peel off the fruit) | Usang - Pabukal ing pitung bungang ali pa malulut keng metung litrung danum kilub ning 30 minutu (Boil 7 unripe fruit in 1L of water for 30 minutes). | Sakit katawan -Pabukal ing kasakmal a bulung na ning pinya keng adwang litrung danum kilub ning 30 minutu (Boil a handful of leaves of pinya in 2L of water for 30 minutes)

Location & Habitat

REGION III (CENTRAL LUZON), PAMPANGA, FLORIDABLANCA, Terrestrial

Research

Pampanga State Agricultural University: Documentation of Traditonal Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of a Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health among Ayta Communities in Pampanga

Quick Info

Scientific Name: Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.
Local Name: Pinya (Tag.)Pineapple (Engl.)
Family: Annonaceae
Category: Respiratory
Collected By: Villanueva, SY Ramos, JI Serrano, JC
Date Collected: Feb 03, 2020

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