Banana Uses

 

Let it sit for 10-20 minutes, then rinse it off with cold water. All parts of the plant, including the fruit, leaves, "false stem," stem, flowers, and roots, can be used as medicine.

When you’re done, buff up the object with a paper towel or soft cloth.

The chemicals might act like antioxidants and decrease swelling.

In North America, most of the available bananas are from one specific variety.

Side effects to banana are rare but may include bloating, gas, cramping, softer stools, nausea, and vomiting. Some people are allergic to banana.

Rather, wipe down each leaf with the inside of a banana peel.

Stay on the safe side and avoid amounts greater than those typically eaten as food.

For diarrhea: 1-3 tablespoons of banana flakes  every 8 hours in a feeding tube for 7 days.

For diarrhea: 50-300 grams of cooked green bananas every day for up to 14 days in children aged 6-60 months. Some people are allergic to banana.

These children also received standard care and antibiotics as needed.

Take a moment to pamper yourself! That’s right: You can use a banana as an all-natural face mask that moisturizes your skin and leaves it looking and feeling softer.

It’ll remove all the gunk on the surface and replace it with a lustrous shine. In young children, cooked green bananas reduce symptoms and speed up time to recovery from diarrhea due to various causes.

There isn't enough reliable information to know if other parts of the banana plant are safe or what the side effects might be.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding: There isn't enough reliable information to know if banana is safe to use in medicinal amounts when pregnant or breast feeding.

Dry out banana peels on screens during the winter months.

In adults fed with a tube, adding banana flakes to liquid feeds reduces symptoms of diarrhea.

When taken by mouth: Bananas are LIKELY SAFE in the amounts typically eaten as food.

There are many different variations depending on the kind of scrub you need.

Another popular mask recipe calls for ¼ cup plain yogurt, 2 tablespoons honey, and 1 medium banana.

Polish silverware and leather shoes

It may sound a bit like a lark, but using a banana peel is actually a great way to put the shine back into your silverware and leather shoes.

They are also used for diabetes, high cholesterol, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support most of these uses.

Banana contains chemicals and sugars.

You can repeat this process until you feel some relief.

Slough off dry skin

In order to keep your skin feeling smooth and radiant, create a body scrub with a banana.

For a medium scrub try mixing in oatmeal or sea salt.

Test it on a small section first before you take on the whole chair.

First, remove any of the leftover stringy material from the inside of the peel, then just start rubbing the inside of the peel on your shoes or silver.

All you have to do is put the banana peel on the affected area and press it like you would a cool compress.

However, there are many varieties available around the world. Some of these sugars act like fiber, which can help to regulate the gastrointestinal system.

There isn't enough reliable information to know if it is safe to use banana as a medicine or what the side effects might be.

When applied to the skin: The leaves of banana are POSSIBLY SAFE when applied appropriately, short-term.

If you really need a heavy-duty scrub, grind apricot pits at home and add it to your banana to really dig deep into your pores.

In early spring, grind them up in a food processor or blender and use it as a mulch to give new plants and seedlings a healthy start.

In very high doses, bananas might cause high blood levels of potassium. For a gentle scrub, you can mix a mashed banana with brown sugar.

Mash up a medium-sized ripe banana into a smooth paste, then gently apply it to your face and neck. Banana is a fruit that grows near tropical rainforests. You might even want to use this technique to restore your leather furniture. Try these clever uses for ammonia.

Use as fertilizer or mulch

Banana peels, like the fruit itself, are rich in potassium, an important nutrient for both you and your garden.

Many cultivars of roses and other plants, like staghorn ferns, also benefit from the nutrients found in banana peels; simply cut up some peels and use them as plant food around your established plants.

Assist with first aid

Banana peels have anti-inflammatory properties, which means they are great when it comes to bug bites, minor scrapes, poison ivy, and sunburn.

Bananas also contain potassium and other vitamins and minerals.

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Brighten up houseplants

Are the leaves on your houseplants looking dingy or dusty? Don’t bother misting them with water; that just spreads the dirt around. Bananas have been grown as crops for thousands of years.