Twelve images of Ananas comosus, Pineapple, a delicious tropical fruit native to the Americas, and widely cultivated elsewhere in the tropics. Fruit considered antiscrobutic, due to Vitamin C content, as well as cooling. Bromelin (bromelain) an eznyme from the fruits is a digestive for dyspepsia, gastric hyperactivity, and other uses. Widely used as an ingredient in meat tenderizers.