Pineapple juice is the juice extracted from the pineapple fruit. Pineapple fruit is an oval shaped fruit with cones sticking out of it. It has a certain sweetish tangy taste, which makes the juice really delicious. Pineapple juice has numerous health benefits and many people consume it in order to reap those benefits. It is also said that pineapple juice also helps in relieving us from coughing. If someone is violently coughing, then pineapple juice can act as a great medicine. Whether this is a legit claim scientifically proved by doctors, or just one of those many home remedies which just works in name is something that we will analyse in this article.

Pineapple Juice for Cough Relief; Benefits and Side Effects

Nutritional value of pineapple juice

On top of containing tons of illness-fighting vitamin c, pineapples have bromelain, an enzyme with anti-inflammatory properties. This combination of nutrients helps to fight off disease and kill bacteria, including those found in your throat! In fact, research has found that raw extracts from pineapple could decrease mucus five times faster than over-the-counter cough syrups.

What kinds of coughs can it help?

Pineapple juice can treat most persistent coughs, as long as they aren’t from something more serious like pneumonia. If you have a cold, skip the cough syrup and go straight for pineapple juice. It’s less expensive, healthier, and tastes much better.

How does it work?

Besides all the nutrients found in pineapples, drinking the juice helps to soothe a sore throat by expelling the mucus. Thick and stubborn mucus in your lungs or sinuses can cause awful coughing fits, sneezing, and painful infections.

A mixture of raw pineapple juice, pepper, salt, and honey, given to patients every day, helped to dissolve the mucus in the lungs – thus ridding them of their awful sore throat!

Making your own pineapple juice is much better than anything you can buy at a store. Store bought juice has all kinds of unhealthy additives like extra sugar and high fructose corn syrup. Look for the kind with no added sugar, or simply squeeze your own juice right from a fresh pineapple. Here’s a recipe to really kick it to your cough!

Pineapple cough suppressant drink recipe

• 1 cup of fresh pineapple juice
• 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice
• 1 piece of ginger (about 3 inches)
• 1 tbsp raw honey
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

Combine all ingredients and take 1/4 cup, 2-3 times/day and repeat daily.

Now you know how to get rid of a cough naturally, without guzzling that terrible tasting cough medicine.

Other benefits of pineapple juice

1. Effective arthritis solution

Pineapples juice is loaded with an enzyme known as bromelain. Bromelain is a natural anti-inflammatory agent. It is particularly effective against arthritis so if you have arthritis then you should add it to your diet immediately. Bromelain also has healing properties which get accentuated when it’s used with turmeric.

2. Treats indigestion & digestion related problems

Bromelain helps to break down proteins. Proteins are hard to digest and often act as a cause of indigestion and digestion related problems. It also contains small bits of fibre that can help to de-clog the digestive and intestinal tracts so instead of your favourite digestive aid or antacid, drink a glass of pineapple juice.

3. Natural diuretic

While we all know that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but not everyone loves an apple and might not like having it every day. If you bored of apple but want the health benefits it offers, try pineapple juice. Pineapple juice is a natural diuretic helps in maintaining the health of your kidney which is the organ responsible to get rid of the toxins in the body.

4. Maintains cardiovascular health

The vitamin c, beta carotene and antioxidants in pineapple juice help your body to maintain cardiovascular health. It also helps to reduce blood pressure and is very effective to counter hypertension, which in turn contributes to reducing your risk for heart disease.

Side effects of pineapple juice

The juice from unripe pineapples can cause severe vomiting. Bromelain ingestion is associated with a low incidence of adverse reactions, including diarrhea, excess menstrual flow, nausea, skin rash, and vomiting. Swelling of the mouth and cheeks can result from eating large amounts of the fruit.

Thus, it can be concluded that pineapple juice has a lot of benefits for human beings. It has a few side effects which can easily be taken care of, if you carefully select the fruit. Other than that, pineapple juice also helps with the coughing. So the next time you cough, definitely look out for pineapple juice instead of your other boring medicines. However, always consult your doctor before doing this.

References

http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0115/ijsrp-p3743.pdf