Bananas are the most easily available fruit on the market. Not only can they provide the human body with rich nutrition and various vitamins, but they can also make the skin soft and glossy, brighten the eyes, boost energy, and promote longevity. In recent years, scientific research has made new discoveries about this fruit. The following are several medicinal effects of bananas.
Preventing and Treating Coronary Heart Disease
High cholesterol can cause coronary heart disease. The banana stalk has the effect of lowering cholesterol. For those with high serum cholesterol, 50 grams of banana stalk can be used. Wash and slice it, then steep it in boiling water. Drinking this continuously for 10-20 days can lower cholesterol.
Preventing and Treating Gastrointestinal Ulcers
Patients with gastrointestinal ulcers who often take phenylbutazone may often suffer from gastric bleeding. Bananas contain a chemical substance that can prevent stomach ulcers. It can stimulate the growth and reproduction of gastric mucosal cells, producing more mucous to protect the stomach.
Treating High Blood Pressure
Patients with high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases often have excess "sodium" and deficient "potassium" in their bodies. Bananas are rich in potassium ions. Potassium ions have the effect of inhibiting sodium ions from constricting blood vessels and damaging the cardiovascular system.
Treating Depression
Bananas contain a substance that helps the human brain produce 5-hydroxytryptamine, which makes people feel happy, lively, and cheerful. Patients with depression can eat more bananas to reduce emotional lows, and gradually dissipate feelings of pessimism, despair, world-weariness, and irritability.
Treating Pruritus
Banana peels contain musa sapientum, which can inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi. Experiments have shown that treating skin itching and athlete's foot caused by fungi or bacteria with banana peels is very effective. Patients can select fresh banana peels and rub them repeatedly on the itchy area, or mash them into a paste, or boil them in water for washing. Continuous use for several days will prove effective.
Treating Cough
For a lung-heat cough, use 1-2 bananas with rock sugar and stew them. Take once or twice daily for several days for excellent results.
Treating Hemorrhoids and Blood in Stool
Eat 2 bananas on an empty stomach daily, or stew them with the peel on and eat them whole. This can moisten the intestines, promote bowel movements, and reduce hemorrhoid bleeding.
Weight Loss
Because bananas have a high starch content, they are very filling. Additionally, it takes some time for starch to be converted into sugars in the body, so it does not lead to excessive energy accumulation. From this perspective, bananas can be an excellent food of choice for weight loss.
Beauty
Banana mask method: Mash half a banana and add an appropriate amount of milk to form a paste. Apply it to the face. Keep it on for 15-20 minutes before washing off. It can refresh and smooth the skin, remove acne, and fade freckles.
Hangover Relief
Boil 60 grams of banana peel in water and drink it to clear the head and refresh the mind.
Special Reminder: Bananas are considered "cold" in nature. Patients with a weak spleen and stomach, stomach pain, or diarrhea should use them sparingly. Bananas contain a large amount of magnesium. Eating too many can increase the magnesium content in the blood, which can inhibit the cardiovascular system and cause significant muscle paralysis, leading to symptoms of drowsiness and fatigue. Medical experts believe that drivers should not eat bananas on an empty stomach.