Precious medicine from wild banana seeds.

Wild banana trees have trunks 3-4 meters tall and grow naturally in abundance in mountainous regions of Vietnam such as the Truong Son Mountains, Northwest Vietnam, Central Vietnam, and North Central Vietnam. Unlike cultivated bananas, the flowers of wild banana trees grow vertically and are dark red in color.

A particularly noteworthy characteristic of wild banana fruit is that it contains many seeds and turns a beautiful yellow color when ripe. The smaller the wild banana fruit, the more sap it contains, and the more medicinal properties it possesses. Ethnic minorities often use wild bananas to make a delicious alcoholic beverage, which has now become a popular remedy. Thinly sliced ​​and dried wild bananas are soaked in high-proof alcohol for as long as possible, resulting in a beautiful bright yellow liquor, similar in color to imported wines. This fragrant and nutritious drink can treat back pain and muscle aches.

The entire wild banana tree can be used to treat various ailments. The fruit of the wild banana tree is effective in treating diabetes, kidney inflammation, and hypertension. One folk remedy suggests hollowing out a section of the wild banana tree near the base and drinking the sap to naturally lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.

Here are some medicinal remedies using the wild banana plant:

- Treatment of kidney stones and bladder stones:Roast the seeds of the wild banana until crispy, then crush them and brew a decoction to drink. Drink continuously for several days, and the stones will break down into small pieces. The results are very good. To check the effectiveness, after drinking the medicine, urinate into a chamber pot; you will see the stone sediment at the bottom of the pot.

- Treating constipation in children:Give the child 1-2 ripe wild bananas, roasted, and they will have a bowel movement about ten minutes later.

- Treatment of bladder stones:Thinly sliced, dried, roasted, and then buried underground for a few days, use 50-100g each time, decoct and drink twice a day.

- Treating goutIngredients: 3 g of wild banana fruit, 4 g of wild taro root, 1 g of bitter melon, 2 g of *Tinospora cordifolia*. Roast until golden brown, then bury in the ground before decocting and drinking.

- Treating ringworm:Applying the sap from unripe bananas to ringworm will alleviate the condition.

- Treating stomach ulcers:Dried wild banana fruit is ground into a fine powder and consumed daily.

- Deworming:Eating ripe bananas on an empty stomach can help expel worms from the body.

Banana blossoms have a slightly astringent and sweet taste, and are considered a very good medicinal food. Women who have recently given birth and are experiencing insufficient milk production should eat banana blossoms (boiled, in salads, etc.). Eating banana blossoms or drinking their decoction helps promote urination, resulting in clearer urine, and helps the kidneys dissolve acids that easily form deposits in the kidneys and bladder. Banana blossoms are also a very good source of fiber, replacing other vegetables.

Caution: Do not eat unripe wild bananas as they can easily cause poisoning or severe constipation because unripe bananas contain a lot of tannins.

According to NLĐ - PC