Details of Plants:Ananas comosas

Plant details

Family: Bromeliaceae
Phytochemicals

Alkaloid
Flavonoids
Glycosides
Phenols
Phytosterol
Tannins
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Nagaland
Vernacular Name

Nagaland: Chiro (Sangtam)
Assam: Mati kothal
Arunachal Pradesh: Hahpandong
Ailments cured

Blood purifier
Jaundice
whooping Cough
Plant parts used and methods

Fruit: Taken orally
Tender leaves: Decoction taken orally
Plant References

Tangjanga. S; et al. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the Eastern Himalayan zone of Arunachal Pradesh; India; Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134; 18–25; 2011.

Sangtam, T. L; et al. International Journal Of Ayurvedic And Herbal Medicine 2: 2, 267: 275, 2012.

Purkayatha.J; et al. Ethnobotany of medicinal plants from Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve of Northeast India, Fitoterapia 76, 121 – 127, 2005.

Phytochemical References

Kaushik, J; et al. Phytochemical Screening, Anti-oxidant and Anti-Microbial Activity of Polyphenolic Flavonoids Isolated from fruit of Ananas comosus in various solvents, International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2018.