Musa paradisiaca is widely used for its nutritional values all over the world.

The fruit as well as the other

parts of the plant are used to treat different diseases in human in traditional medicine. This review
presents the scientific information on the traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of these
two species. M. paradisiaca is traditionally used in diarrhoea, dysentery, intestinal lesions in ulcerative
colitis, diabetes, sprue, uremia, nephritis, gout, hypertension and cardiac disease. This review reports
the phytochemicals isolated and identified from fruit pulp, peel, seeds, leaves and flowers. A
comprehensive assessment of the biological activities of different extracts is included and possible
mechanisms and phytochemicals involved have been correlated.

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Bananas grow in tropical regions of the world and the humid conditions in the tropics also favor the
growth of fungi and bacteria. Any insect that eats off a banana leaf will leave it wounded and prone to
attacks from these pathogens. Nature is all about balance and therefore the banana leaf will try to
defend itself by creating bioactive compounds. Scientists have evaluated banana leafs from four
different species of banana for antibacterial activity against multi-drug resistant pathogens causing
infections. The study concluded that among the different banana species studied, Musa paradisiaca
displayed efficient antibacterial activity followed by Musa acuminata against multi-drug resistant
infection causing pathogens. It is thus possible that sometime in the future new types of antibiotics can
be developed from banana leafs which is a really positive outlook because most antibiotics that are in
use today are in danger of becoming obsolete.

https://newsaboutbananas.blogspot.com/2013/09/antibacterial-activity-of-banana-leafs.html?m=1

The four different Musa species leaves were extracted with hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol. All
the Musa species extracts showed moderate antibacterial activities ranging Musa paradisiaca with the
inhibition zone from 8.0 to 18.6 mm. Among the four species, ethyl acetate extracts of Musa
paradisiaca the highest activity against tested pathogens particularly E. coli, P.
aeruginosa and Citrobacteria species. The minimum inhibitory concentrations were within the value of
15.63- 250 hg/mL and minimum bactericidal concentrations were ranging from 31.25- 250 hg/mL.
Antioxidant activity of Musa exhibited maximum activity among other three Musa species.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757284/

Banana, the tropical fruit is considered as a super food due to its numerous health benefits and yummy
taste. A popular health and beauty ingredient in South East Asia, now the benefits of this tropical plant
leaf are spreading in other parts of the world and people are including fresh banana leaf as well as dried
leaves in their daily lifestyle. Banana oraganic leaves are great source of antioxidant. It controls fever
due to its high antioxidants and astringent properties which can reduce inflammation and uneasiness
during fever. Dried banana leaves are rich in allanation, it helps in improving immunity and speed up the
healing process. It is also a rich source of Allantoin and polyphenol which both substances have been
found helpful in reducing intestinal bleeding.

https://medium.com/@iquinceseo/top-8-health-and-beauty-benefits-of-banana-organic-leaf-
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