The efficacy and function of banana oil

Many people are not very clear about the efficacy and functions of traditional Chinese medicine banana oil. Let’s take a look below.

[Other names] Banana juice ("Health Miscellany"), banana tree water ("Intermediate Medical Journal" (5): 57, 1959).

[Source] It is the juice from the stems of the banana plant of the Musaceae family. Cut a small hole with a diameter of about 5 cm near the root of the stem, and gray-black liquid will seep out. Insert a catheter and drain it into a container for use. Or you can mash the tender stems and squeeze out the juice.

【Original morphology】 The plant morphology is detailed in the entry for "Banana Root".

【Properties and flavors】 ①《Bencao Gangmu》: "cold, non-toxic."

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, quenches thirst, and detoxifies. It is used to treat fever, thirst, convulsions, epilepsy, hypertension, headache, furuncles, carbuncles, and burns caused by hot water or fire.

[Additional prescription] ① For children with epilepsy: boil banana juice and mint juice, apply evenly, and apply to the top of the head (leaving the fontanelle) and limbs (leaving the palms and soles of the feet). (Miscellaneous Notes on Health)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Bencao Gangmu".

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