Banana is available for the whole year in Pakistan. On the stem of banana tree there are layers of husk. The leaf grow from these layers. In this tree there are no branches except leafs. Banana is full of nutrients; it has calcium, magnesium, phosphors, Sulphur, iron and iodine in large quantity. It has Vitamin A, vitamin B and Vitamin C in abundance. Due to presence of Vitamin C it is beneficial for the diseases of teeth. Banana has less protein and fats but it has starches in large quantity due to which it provides energy to the body. There are many types of bananas, some bananas don’t have seed at all and some have seeds in large quantity. Some types of bananas are very large in size but there taste isn’t pleasant instead they are less sweet whereas some bananas are very tasty and fragrant. Medically banana has very good qualities. It is beneficial for many diseases. The powder of dry banana means its flour is a best medicine for diarrhea. Use of banana with yogurt is beneficial for diarrhea and linter. If a little saffron is added in the yogurt then it benefits rapidly. Some people are physically very much weak and their body is thin. If such people mash banana in milk and drink it twice a day consistently till some time period then their body starts getting fatty gradually. The benefit of this prescription is that the body doesn’t get fatty leisurely because there is less fat in banana. For weak children banana is a best diet as well as a best medicine. The children who are fed banana since beginning possess good health and are fatty and handsome. If weak children are given two bananas along with two glasses of milk daily then their feebleness is finished. Along with children banana is also beneficial for the persons who have less digestive power. All parts of the banana tree are used as medicines. For example, banana’s root, beans, leafs and fruit etc. For dry cough and phlegmatic cough burn the dry leafs of banana and add a little salt and get the patient licked, it is beneficial. By eating engrained beans of banana the leucorrhea in women is finished. Sniffing the extract of banana stem is beneficial for epitasis. By drinking this extract the problem of burning in urine is finished. For terminating pimples and tints on the face the grinded seeds of melon are mixed with banana pulp and applied on face. By using this compound for few days the color of face is flourished and pimples are finished. According to old medicinal books snake doesn’t come near the banana tree except one type of snake which is of green color and is found in some specific areas. Whether how long is the cluster of banana trees the snake does not go there. Probably its reason is that there is an element found in banana tree which is used to kill snakes. If snake bites a person then instantly extract the fresh juice from the stem of banana tree and get the patient drink two cups. It is an experienced treatment for the bite of snake. Although this juice is not tasty but after drinking it the effect of snake poison starts eliminating instantly. This juice also finishes the burning of urine. The children whose growth is slow or they are feeble, fry banana like corn on fire and get the children eaten. The children become healthy and fatty. By using banana after mixing it in milk or frying it in ghee creates energy in the body and weakness is finished.
