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I believe that most of the medicaments are more dangerous than we think. Some of the light diseases can be cured or ameliorated using the “medicine” God put in plants, flowers, vegetables and fruits. This is the reason of this new category: Natural Remedies (from God’s Pharmacy): to remember how many vitamins and cures are in the nature all around us, before taking a pill for a light ache.
Banana is the common name for a fruit and also the herbaceous plants of the genus Musa which produce the commonly eaten fruit. They are native to the tropical region of Southeast Asia and Australia. Today, they are cultivated throughout the tropics.
Banana plants are of the family Musaceae. They are cultivated primarily for their fruit, and to a lesser extent for the production of fibre and as ornamental plants.
The banana fruit grow in hanging clusters, with up to 20 fruit to a tier (called a hand), and 3-20 tiers to a bunch. The total of the hanging clusters is known as a bunch, or commercially as a “banana stem”, and can weigh from 30–50 kg. The fruit averages 125 g, of which approximately 75% is water and 25% dry matter content. Each individual fruit has a protective outer layer (a peel or skin) with a fleshy edible inner portion. Both skin and inner part can be eaten raw or cooked. Western cultures generally eat the inside raw and throw away the skin while some Asian cultures generally eat both the skin and inside cooked. Typically, the fruit has numerous strings (called ‘phloem bundles’) which run between the skin and inner part. Bananas are a valuable source of vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium.
Bananas are grown in at least 107 countries. 
Although the wild species have fruits with numerous large, hard seeds, virtually all culinary bananas have seedless fruits. Bananas are classified either as dessert bananas (meaning they are yellow and fully ripe when eaten) or as green cooking bananas. Almost all export bananas are of the dessert types; however, only about 10-15% of all production is for export, with the United States and European Union being the dominant buyers.
Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple and red. Bananas can be eaten raw though some varieties are generally cooked first. Most production for local sale is of green cooking bananas and plantains, as ripe dessert bananas are easily damaged while being transported to market. Even when transported only within their country of origin, ripe bananas suffer a high rate of damage and loss.
Export bananas are picked green, and then usually ripened in ripening rooms when they arrive in their country of destination. These are special rooms made air-tight and filled with ethylene gas to induce ripening. Bananas can be ordered by the retailer “ungassed”, however, and may show up at the supermarket still fully green. While these bananas will ripen more slowly, the flavour will be notably richer, and the banana peel can be allowed to reach a yellow/brown speckled phase, and yet retain a firm flesh inside. Thus, shelf life is somewhat extended. The flavour and texture of bananas are affected by the temperature at which they ripen. Bananas are refrigerated to between 57 and 59 °F during transportation. At lower temperatures, the ripening of bananas permanently stalls, and the bananas will eventually turn grey.
In addition to the fruit, the flower of the banana plant (also known as banana blossom or banana heart) is used in Southeast Asian, Tamil, Bengali and Kerala (India) cuisine, either served raw with dips or cooked in soups and curries. The tender core of the banana plant’s trunk is also used, notably in the Burmese dish mohinga, Bengali and Kerala cooking. Bananas fried with batter is a popular dessert in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Banana fritters can be served with ice-cream as well. Bananas are also eaten deep fried, or baked in their skin in a split bamboo.
The leaves of the banana are large, flexible, and waterproof; they are used in many ways, including as umbrellas and to wrap food for cooking, carrying and packing cooked foods, and they are used to build houses in third world countries. In south India, food is traditionally served on banana leaves in homes and some restaurants also follow the practice. Some farmers prefer to grow banana plants only for their leaves. Chinese zongzi (bamboo leaves are more commonly used where available). Mexican, and more specifically Oaxacan tamales and a local variety of lamb meat, or barbacoa tacos are often steamed in banana leaves, and the Hawaiian imu is often lined with them. Puerto Rican “pasteles” are boiled wrapped and tied inside the leaf.
It is reported that in Orissa, India, juice is extracted from the corm and used as a home remedy for the treatment of jaundice. In other places honey is mixed with mashed banana fruit and used for the same purpose.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananas
Nutritive value
Banana is a fruit with a high nutritional value. It is a good source of calories being rich in elements. A large banana can provide more than 100 calories. It contains a large amount of sugar assimilation, what makes one a good source of energy.
Values for 100 grams of fruit:
• Proteins 1.2%
• Minerals 0.8%
• Fiber 0.4%
• Carbohydrates 7.2%
• Content 70.1%
• Fats 0.3%
• Calcium 85 mg
• Phosphor 50 mg
• Iron 0.6 mg
• 8 mg of Vitamin C
Banana is almost a balanced diet in combination with milk. It contains many proteins, which are three of the most important amino acids. Banana in combination with milk provides all the necessary nutrients for the body. In the picture: stages of ripening of bananas:
Benefits and natural healing properties
Banana is known as offering a healthy digestion. Bananas help retaining calcium, phosphorus and nitrogen.
Intestinal problems: Banana is used as food diet against intestinal disorders because of its easy formula. It is the only fruit whose raw can de eaten without cause chronic ulcer appearance. It counteracts over acidity of gastric juices. Banana is easy to digest and a laxative easily clearing away acute symptoms and beginning the healing process.
Constipation and diarrhea: Bananas are very effective both as constipation and diarrhea. They have the capacity to change and bacteria in the intestines.
Dysenteries: mixing a banana with a little salt is a good remedy in case dysenteries. Ripe bananas are very useful in children dysenteries, but the bananas should be smashed and become a cream until minced.
Arthritis and gout: Bananas are useful in the treatment of arthritis and gout. It is recommended a diet of bananas only for three, four days. The patient should eat eight, nine bananas, but he should not eat anything else in this period.
Anemia: With high iron content, bananas are effective in the treatment of anemia. They stimulate the formation of hemoglobin in the blood.
Allergies: This fruit is very useful for those who are allergic to certain foods or who suffer from constipation, diarrhea or asthma. Bananas contain amino acids that in most cases are not allergic.
Kidney diseases: Bananas are good for diseases of the kidneys because it contains protein and low salt content and high carbohydrates. A diet suitable for all diseases of the kidneys is to feed eight, nine bananas a day for three, four days.
Tuberculosis: Bananas are considered to be useful in tuberculoses treatment.
Urinary diseases: Banana juice is a remedy well known in urinary diseases. It improves the functional efficiency of the kidneys and liver. Cleans abdominal region toxins and help eliminate their urine. It was discovered that is good and remove the stones in prostate case.
Fat persons: A diet consists of bananas and milk is considered to be effective in reducing weight case. Bananas are indicated in this case because it did not contain sodium.
Menstrual problems: Consider that cooked bananas are a good remedy in case of menstrual disorders.
Burn and wounds: In this case dress with a ripe banana cream is an effective remedy. It may be put on wounds or burns and then apply a bandage.
Precautions
Banana should be ripe entirely because otherwise it can be hard to digest. Bananas should not be held at refrigerator temperatures because the low temperatures prevent their ripe. Bananas should not be eaten by those who do not have a kidney because of the high potassium content.
Translated using Google translator from the Romanian source: http://www.portocale.ro/banane.htm
Risks of excessive eating of bananas
Derived compounds of serotonin (“hormone of happiness”) present in large numbers in the banana growing risk of developing nerve disease, shows a study by U.S. researchers at Harvard University. The most dangerous is the category of women over 24 years, and the quantity of banana is considered dangerous: more than 300 grams daily consumption for 100 days.
The doctor in biology Eugen Giurgiu recommends unstable emotional people to consume less bananas, especially in summer, and never combine with alcohol.
Translated using Google translator from the Romanian source: http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/bananele-in-exces-duc-la-depresie/339833
Banana – ideal for the complexion, the face skin
The skin can maintain its freshness if you use a few simple tricks. Bananas are miracles. The starch in the banana contains the properties to mineralize and calm the skin. It is implemented in ten, in the form of mask, mixed with a spoon of liquid honey. In case of burns or solar burn, apply a smash banana for calming the skin.
Translated using Google translator from the Romanian source: Special Edition; http://www.ecomagazin.ro/banana-si-porumbul-tratament-de-intinerire/
Banana varieties
In Romania, the variety of the most widespread on the market is the Cavendish banana, yellow banana popular being the most frequently encountered in the whole world. There are many other varieties of bananas less known. Among them, the nearest village of Cavendish banana variety is small Cavendish not exceed 4 in length. It is a very sweet banana, commonly used in the preparation of the fruit salad.
Other varieties of bananas: Burro variety; Java Blue Banana, Banana Plantain; Red Banana.
Note: Because of the high content of carbohydrates and sugars, bananas are contraindicating to the diabetics!
Recipes:
Diet cake with bananas
Ingredients: 2 eggs, ½ cup of wheat flour, ½ cup sugar, butter: 4,5 ounce (avdp)(oz); ¼ coffee spoon of baking-powder, 2 smashed bananas
Method of preparation: Mix the butter and the sugar until results a cream and add the eggs, smashed bananas and 3 tablespoons with water. Add flour, the baking-powder and a little salt. Mix the composition to obtain a homogeneous that a poor it into a tray. Bake it in the hot oven for 50 minutes. Then cut it into pieces and serve it cold.
Article by Lucia Comanescu.
Translated using Google translator from the Romanian source: http://www.slabsaugras.ro/SitFiles/articol_no_ph.php?id=127&idsec=3
Non-alcoholic Cocktail Shy Banana
Cocktail-Shy Banana is a full of flavor natural drink.
Ingredients: 1 banana, 4/7 tutti-frutti juice, 1/7 syrup raspberries, 2/7 ice
Translated using Google translator from the Romanian source: http://gastronomie.ele.ro/Cocktail_Shy_banana_–r1599.html
Banana jam click here to open the article with this recipe
