What are the effects and functions of banana root

When eating plantains, few people may have noticed that the roots of plantains actually have great medicinal value. If used correctly, they can be effective in treating and solving symptoms such as edema, metrorrhagia, depression and thirst. It can also relieve problems such as depression, thirst, carbuncle, furuncle and erysipelas. At the same time, it can also achieve good therapeutic effects on fetal movement disorder and hypertension.

The efficacy and function of banana root

Clears away heat, detoxifies, quenches thirst and acts as a diuretic. It is used to treat fever, restlessness, thirst, carbuncle, furuncle, erysipelas, metrorrhagia, stranguria, edema, and beriberi.

Dosage and Usage of Banana Root

For internal use: decoction, 15-30g, fresh product 30-620g; or mash into juice. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply; or mash and apply juice; or decoct in water and gargle.

Taboos of banana root

"Research on the Usage of Materia Medica": It is not recommended for those with yang deficiency, weak spleen and no real heat.

Banana root recipe

① Treat thirst, dry mouth and tongue, and fever in the joints: Crush the raw banana roots and extract the juice, drink one or two cups of it from time to time. (Sheng Hui Fang)

②Treatment of jaundice: 3 grams of banana root, 2 grams of mountain aconite, and 3 grams of dandelion. Mash it and drink with water. (Hunan Pharmacopoeia)

③ Treat blood in stranguria, upset stomach, and pain in urinary tract: 1 liang of Eupatorium seeds and 1 liang of banana roots. Grind it into fine pieces, add two large cups of water, boil it and take one and a half cups, remove the residue, and divide it into three doses before meals. (Sheng Hui Fang)

④Treat uterine bleeding and leucorrhea: 0.5 jin of banana root and 0.4 liang of lean pork. Stew in water and drink. (Jiangxi Herbal Medicine)

⑤Treat fetal movement disorder: 2 to 3 liang of banana root. Cook pork. (Hunan Pharmacopoeia)

⑥Treat hypertension: decoct banana rhizomes into juice or cook with pork. (Zhejiang Folk Herbs)

If you want to use banana root to treat and solve some existing medical conditions, then you should pay more attention to the usage and dosage introduced above. As long as we use the correct method, it will help to exert its health care effects and solve the problems of high blood pressure and uterine bleeding in women.