Bananas have been known since before the cultivation of rice. Hindu legend has it that bananas were the forbidden fruit in paradise. Its leaves were used by the first man and woman to cover their nakedness.
Use the flowers from the inflorescence as a tea for the lungs.
It is a blood purifier and relieves thirst. The juice squeezed from the trunk is said to kill tuberculosis bacillus. Banana flower is used for bronchial trouble.
They are rich in vitamins B and C and have antiscorbutic qualities (the promotion of vitamin C), Iron, Phosphorous, Potassium, Calcium and 20% of bananas consist of easily digested sugars.
The Musa leaf extract prepared in chloroform shows antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and other bacteria also. The Musa leaf extract prepared in ethanol shows antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli mainly and other bacteria also (Naikwade, 2014).
Naikwade, P. V., Gaurav, S., Sharayu, D., & Kailas, J. (2014). Evaluation of antibacterial properties of Musa paradisiaca L. Leaves. In Proceeding of the national conference on conservation of natural resources & biodiversity for sustainable development. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323377383_Evaluation_of_antibacterial_properties_of_Musa_paradisiaca_L_Leaves