Pineapple

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Haiti, Malaya, Cuba, Hawaii, Iran, Java, Italian, Portugal

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Antidote, Bladder, Cholagogue

Science studied: ACETALDEHYDE, ACETOXYACETONE, GABA, ANANASIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Bromeliaceae

Scientific name: Ananas comosus

Common names: Pineapple, Abacaxi, Abrob3, Achupalla, Ananas, Ananas cultivé, Ananas, Ananas commun, Ananas jadalny, Ananasso, Ananás, Atoto, Cambray, Cato isi, Chiu, Chiviya, Chiwilla, Chiya, Harilik ananass, Ijibo, Isi

History

The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Malaya, Elsewhere, Cuba, Hawaii, Iran, Java, Italian and 10 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abortifacient
• Antidote
• Bladder
• Cholagogue
• Corn
• Depurative
• Digestive
• Diphtheria

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Haiti
• Malaya
• Elsewhere
• Cuba
• Hawaii
• Iran
• Java
• Italian
• Portugal
• Trinidad
• Malacca
• Panama(Choco)

Documented cultural uses

• Abortifacient
• Antidote
• Bladder
• Cholagogue
• Corn
• Depurative
• Digestive
• Diphtheria
• Discutient
• Diuretic
• Ecbolic
• Emmenagogue

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Production of synbiotic beverage using Geotrichum candidum and pineapple (Ananas comosus) juice · 2026 source ↗
• Techniques for Estimation of Characteristics and Shelf-Life of Dried Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Slices. · 2026 source ↗
• PVA–alginate immobilized pectinase from Aspergillus niger as a promising system for pomegranate (Punica granatum) and pineapple (Ananas comosus) juice clarification · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETALDEHYDE
• ACETOXYACETONE
• GABA
• ANANASIC-ACID
• ARGININE
• ASPARTIC-ACID
• BIACETYL
• BROMELIN
• GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE
• CALCIUM
• GAMMA-CAPROLACTONE
• BETA-CAROTENE
• CELLULOSE
• CHAVICOL
• CITRIC-ACID
• COPPER

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.