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===Known Location===
 
===Known Location===
 
Boll Hold,  
 
Boll Hold,  

Revision as of 22:32, 30 March 2019

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Known Location

Boll Hold, Dolphin Cove Weyr Area

Growth form:

A banana is an edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants.

General habitat:

Tropical areas with soil that has good drainage and is not compacted.

Uses:

  • Fruits are edible, but harder plantain types require cooking and are a good form of starch. Softer desert types may be eaten raw.
  • Flowers: Used to treat dysentery, ulcers, and bronchitis. Cooked, flowers are considered a good food for diabetics.
  • Sap: Banana sap has astringent qualities. The sap is used to treat a wide variety of ailments, including leprosy, hysteria, fever, digestive disorders,

hemorrhage, epilepsy, hemorrhoids, and insect bites.

  • Roots and Seeds: Treat digestive disorders
  • Peel and Pulp: Scientifically shown to have both anti-fungal and antibiotic components. These structures have also been identified as containing the

neurotransmitters nor-epinephrine, serotonin and dopamine

Outside Info:

Additional Info[1]

Note

  1. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry