Banana is one of the most well-known fruits and the most cultivated in is so well-known tropical and semi-tropical countries. It is so well-known everywhere that its description is dispensable, but its importance is truly worth noting.

Medicinal use

The root

As a tonic for congestion of the liver and to prevent or cure scurvy. Prescribed for glandular disease, venereal disease, anaemia and disorders of the blood and diarrhoea.

The stem

⚫ Ulcer.

Quenches thirst in cholera.

In nervous disorders, hysteria, diarrhoea, dysentery and jaundice.

As an antidote to opium poisoning.

Stops bleeding of wounds and cuts.

*Asthma.

Inflamed kidneys.

Checks hair loss.

Treatment of piles.

The leaves Are a useful remedy in severe

inflammation of the eye and other eye

diseases.

Heals wounds and ulcers.

Makes a cool dressing for headaches. •Refreshing when applied on blisters or inflamed surfaces.

The flowers

⚫Checks excessive bleeding during menstruation.

• Diabetes.

Good for earaches.

The fruit

Diabetes, spitting of blood, diarrhoea.

indigestion, flatulence and accumulation

of acid in the body. • Prevents or cures scurvy, soothes and protects the alimentary tract.

◆ Promotes the flow of urine.

Gentle laxative.

Relieves sore throat and congestion of the chest, accompanied by cough.

Indigestion and dysentery.

◆ Anaemia.

Also cures inflamed colon and diseases of the rectum.
of the rectum.

How to use

✰The juice extracted from the root is used as tonic for congestion of the liver and to prevent or cure scurvy when mixed with a small quantity of pure honey. It is used in the case of inflamed mucous membranes of the urethra and vagina. Also prescribed for glandular disease.

A cold infusion of the root is recommended for venereal disease, anaemia, and disorders of the blood. Enema of the same infusion is given in diarrhoea.

✰The ash of the banana plant or stem is useful for ulcers.