Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Banana

Plant

Family

Musaceae

English

Banana, Bananas, Common banana, French plantain, Maia, Plantain

Latin

Musa x paradisiaca L., Musa x sapientum L., Musa x paradisiaca, Musa paradisiaca Linn., Musa sapientum Kuntze, Musa paradisiacal L.

Plantparts

Blossom, Fruit, Fruit epidermis, Fruits, Juice of flowers, Matured Fruits, Plant juice, Plant stem, Roots, Sap, Unripe fruit, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal bloating, Abdominal pain, Abdominal swelling, Adstringent, Against blisters, Anthelmintic for children, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anticoagulant, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-flu, Anti-gout, Antihemorrhagic, Anti-hypertensive, Antihæmorrhagic, Antiseptic, Aperitive, Arterial hypertension, A sore throat, asthma, Astrigent, astringent, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Bellyache, Bellypain, Bleeding Stancher, Blistering, Blisters, Bloating, Blood Circulation, Blood circulation problems, Blood System Disorders, Bloody flux, Boil, Burn, Burns, Carbohydrate intolerance in children, carbuncle, Carbuncles, cardiac conditions, Cardiac diseases, cardiac problems, Cardiac troubles, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, care of the skin, Celiac disease, Celiac sprue, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, check bleeding, Children's Vermifuge, Children with worm, Chronic dysentery, Coeliac disease, Coelic disease, deficient blood circulation, diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, Diarrhoea, disinfectant, disorder of the heart, Disorders of the blood, dysentery, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, flu, furuncle, Furuncles, Gastralgia, Good after paralysis, Good for skin, Good for the blood, gout, Gripe, Grippe, haemostatic, Hair conditioner, headache, headaches, head pains, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, heart trouble, Hemostat, hemostatic, high blood pressure, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Hæmostatic, Infection of the stomach mucus membrane, inflammation of kidneys, inflammation of the kidney, Influenza, inhibit bleeding, Intestinal affections, intestinal complaints, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, intestinal problem, intestinal problems, Kidney infection, kidney infections, Kidney inflammation, Kidney inflammations, Lowers bloodpressure, mild laxative, Mildly laxative, Neckacke, nephritis, pain in the throat, Perfect skin, poor blood circulation, prevents blood coagulation, Prevents clotting of the blood, Promotes healing of intestinal lesions in ulcerative colitis, Pyrexia, raises blisters, Rash between toes, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, reduces swellings, renal pyelitis, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatism, scorch, Skin-care, skin tonic, snakebite, Snake bites, soothes headaches, sores, Sore throat, Split hair endings, Spruce, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stiptic, stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach pain, stomach pains, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, Styptic, sugar diabetis, swellings, the flue, Traumatic injury, Uremia, Used as an antiseptic, Used in the treatment of snake bites, vesicant, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Women's diseases

Abortifacient, Abortion, abortive, birth, childbed, childbirth, confinement, Delivery, induce abortion, Labor, Labour, Parturition, Partus

Other uses

hair lotion, hair tonic, hair wash

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical used in West Bank, Palestine, Phytomedical use in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus, Phytomedical use in Nepal, Phytomedical use in Nicaragua, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Used in Bangladesh

Ingredients

 2,4-Methylene-Cholesterol, 24-Methyl-Cholesterol, acetic acid, Alanine, Alpha-Carotene, Alpha-Ketoglutaric acid, Alpha-Linolenic acid, Alpha-Tocopherol, aluminium, Amylase, Amylose, Arabinose, arginine, Arsenic, ascorbic acid, ash, Aspartic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, boric acid, Boron, bromine, Butyric acid, Cadmium, Calcium, Campesterol, Caprylic acid, Carbohydrates, Catalase, cellulose, chlorine, chlorophyll, Cholesterol, Chromium, citric acid, cobalt, Copper, cyanidin, Cystine, Decanoic acid, Dehydroascorbic acid, Delphinidin, Dimethylamine, Dopa, Dopamine, Erucic acid, Ethylamine, fat, Fibres, fluorine, folinic acid, formic acid, fructose, Galactose, Gamma-aminobutyric acid, glucose, Glutamic acid, Glutaric acid, Glyceric acid, Glycine, Glycolic acid, Hemicellulose, histamine, Histidine, inositol, Invertase, iron, Isobutylamine, Isoleucine, Isovalerianic acid, Kaempferol, Lauric acid, Lead, Leucine, Leucocyanidin, Leucodelphinidin, Lignin, linoleic acid, Lipase, lutein, Lysine, magnesium, malic acid, Malonic acid, Maltose, Malvidin, manganese, Mercury, Methionine, Methylamine, Molybdenum, Monounsaturated fatty acids, Myristic acid, Neo-Beta-Carotene-U, Niacin, Nickel, Nitrogen, Norepinephrine, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Pantothenic acid, pectin, Peroxidase, Phenethylamine, Phenylalanine, phosphoric acid, phosphorus, Phytic acid, Phytosterol, Polyunsaturated fat, potassium, Proline, Protease, protein, Pyridoxine, Pyruvic acid, Quercetin, Rhamnose, Rubidium, rutin, salicylate, Saturated fatty acids, Selenium, Serine, Serotonin, Shikimic acid, silicon, Silicon dioxide, Sitosterol, sodium, starch, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, succinic acid, Sucrose, Sulfur, tartaric acid, Threonine, Tocopherol, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Valine, Vanillic acid, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B8, Vitamin K1, water, xanthophylls, Xylose, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6302

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