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Banana (Musa Accuminata) – The Wonder Health Plant

Posted by admin on Oct 11, 2011 in Ayurveda, Diet, Fruits, Plants

The Banana plant originated from Malaysia or India and it has spread to different tropical parts of the world.

Family: Musaceae.
Genus: Musa.
Species: Musa accuminata (Edible banana).
Names: English: Banana/ Plantain.
Hindi: Kela.
Telugu: Arati Pandu

Banana is a perennial herb belonging to family musaceae appears to be originated from Malaysia and found in many tropical countries. It has got high nutritional values and a rich source of Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Potassium and Iron.

Useful parts of the plant:

Fruits.
Leaves.
Flowers.
Tender core of the plant.

There are several varieties of Bananas Yellow, green and even red varieties are available.

Uses of Banana:
Yellow Banana

Bananas are rich source of energy since it contains sugars such as Fructose, Glucose and Sucrose.
Bananas are rich source of Iron and are helpful in preventing Anemia.
They contain an Amino acid called ‘Tryptophan’ which is converted into Seratonin helping to improve the mood of the depressed persons. Eating banana helps to alleviate the depressed mood.
Because of its fiber (Pectin) content it relieves constipation and diarrhoea. It converts the harmful bacteria into harmless bacteria.
It is found from research that bananas can prevent age related loss of sight to a certain degree.
Bananas help absorption of calcium from the gut. So it prevents Osteoporosis.
Bananas maintain kidney health and help in prevention cancer of the kidney.
Because of its high content of Potassium and Magnesium, it controls high blood pressure by increasing the blood flow.
Bananas control hyper acidity and heart burn.
It is believed banana milk shake controls the hang over syndrome in alcoholics.
It maintains electrolyte balance of the body because of its content of potassium.
The banana fruit peels relieve irritation and swelling of the mosquito bites if rubbed on the affected part.
Eating banana reduce the risk strokes by 40%.
Banana is helpful for preventing the indigestion and also for the healing of ulcers in the stomach.
Eating one banana gives us 95 calories of energy and the potassium present in the banana maintains the water levels of the body.
Banana contains abundant amounts of vitamin B6, Calcium, Zinc, Folic acid and fibres.
Half ripe bananas contains less calories and and it maintains the energy utilisation by the body.

Traditional uses of Banana:
Desi Banana
Bananas are offered to God.
Bananas are offered in marriages in bunches as a symbol of fertility.
Banana plants are tied in the marriage venues considered to be auspicious.
Food is also served on the leaves of Banana.

Banana preparations:

Banana milk shakes.
Banana Jams.
Banana chips.

Eat a banana every day and protect your health.

Preparation of banana shake:

Mix 2 bananas, one egg, a glass of milk and to the mixture add 2 table spoons of honey. This banana shake if taken every morning weight gain can be observed.

Fully ripened banana if eaten along with the curd, prevents white discharge. It prevents the problem of leucorrhoea.

Boil the banana flower and mix it with the curd, it helps to prevent menstrual pain and controls the blood loss.

The banana paste is helpful in healing small burns.

Banana (Musa Accuminata) – The Wonder Health Plant

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