Pineapple

Actually, by recognition of many nutritionists, physicians, cosmetologists, pineapple – both the doctor, and the keeper of symmetry and beauty.

Pineapple - Ananassa sativa - a perennial grassy tropical plant from family of a pineappele family. At a plant the shortened stalk and the socket of the leaves reminding swords up to 120 cm long. At top of a stalk the kolosovidny inflorescence with the socket of pritsvetkovy leaves is formed.

Pineapple flowers ordinary-looking white and violet, but blossoming long – up to 1 month. Maturing of fruits can last up to three months and more. In a year reap 2-3 harvest. Fruits reach weight from 1 to 3 kg.

The peel and core are not edible. But sweet-sour pulp is nice to the taste and useful to an organism. Pulp of pineapple contains: vitamins – A, B, C, PP, sugar, organic acids, nitrogenous substances, bromeline, micro and macrocells.

The homeland of pineapple Brazil, but they grow also in Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela. Christopher Columbus opened pineapples for Europeans, as well as many other things. For the first time their fruits were found by Columbus's seamen in 1493 on Guadeloupe, one of the largest Lesser Antilles of West Indies. Natives used pineapples in the most various purposes.

Medicinal properties of pineapple

- Modern scientists found out that pineapples have anti-inflammatory and antiedematous effect, increase immunity, improve digestion, dilute blood, without allowing to be formed by blood clots, reduce arterial blood pressure.

- Pineapples clean an organism, remove slags, toxins, heavy metals and harmful cholesterol.

- Those who regular eat pineapples, as a rule, have no heart troubles; the hypertension, atherosclerosis, a stroke, a myocardial infarction avoid them.

- The pineapple diet is effective at pneumonia, bronchitis, pineapples calm nervous system.

- If to begin to eat pineapple at an initial stage of cold, then all its signs will quickly disappear.

- Pineapple helps to lose weight. For this purpose nutritionists recommend to eat it in intervals between food.

- Once a week for persons interested to leave excess weight it is useful to carry out a pineapple diet – in day to eat 1 kg of pulp of pineapple, having divided pulp into 4-5 receptions.

- Pineapple is the great assistant to women in critical days as does periods painless.

- It helps and at the complicated current of a climax.

- Pineapple contains serotonin which helps to lighten the mood even to the finished pessimists.

- The bromeline which is contained in pineapple has the rejuvenating effect on all organism.

Pineapple for female beauty
In industrial cosmetology juice of fruits and extracts of leaves is used. Pineapple slows down process of aging of skin and supports for many years it in a tone, without allowing to lose elasticity and smoothness. Juice of pineapple has rare ability to dissolve old cages and to nourish skin with moisture. For rejuvenation and delay of withering of skin any woman can use pineapple in house conditions. But it is necessary to be convinced before that is not present on allergy pineapple.

- The mask smoothing wrinkles
Small circle of pineapple to peel, crush and mix with 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of sour cream. An accurate layer to lay on the person for 15 minutes, to wash away the tampon moistened in warm broth of parsley or green tea. In 5 minutes to wash cool water.

- The mask moistening
To mix 2 tablespoons of the crushed pineapple with 2 tablespoons of the grated apple, 1 drop of essential oil of a lavender and ½ teaspoon of honey. To put on a face for 10-15 minutes. To wash away water of room temperature.

- For dry skin
To mix 2 tablespoons of the crushed pineapple with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, to put on a face for 10 minutes. To wash warm water, then cool and to apply the moisturizing cream.

- Oily skin is recommended to be wiped with a pineapple piece in the morning and in the evening.

- The mask softening
To mix 2 tablespoons of pineapple with 2 tablespoons of the oat-flakes crushed on the coffee grinder which are previously filled in with 2 tablespoons of warm cream. It is good to mix and put everything on a face for 15 minutes. To wash warm water, then mineral without gas or to wipe a face with an ice cube.

All masks are carried out by a course – 15 masks in 1-2 days. Break 2-4 months, then repetition of a course. Results are noticeable after carrying out the first course.