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Kadali (Banana) అరటి - Musa paradisiaca, Musaceae



Medical uses:

1. Peripheral Neuropathy: The crushed flowers of kadali (banana) tree fried with castor oil slightly and be used for fomentation or 
as a bandage on the extremities for burning sensation. 

2. Constipation: Ripened banana as a fruit is a good Laxative, Nutritive and Diuretic.

3. Indigestion: It is good to eat food in Plantain leaf as it helps to treat Indigestion and body heat.

4. Traumatic swellings: The roots of Plantain tree is crushed well and the paste used for bandaging over traumatic swellings.

5. Urinary Calculi: Regular intake of 20ml of Plantain stem juice twice daily for 3 months is beneficial to eliminate Urinary calculi

6. Fungal infection : Paste of 2 gms of Banana leaf alkali (Burned leave ash) mixed with 2 gms of turmeric powder applied over the affected skin is beneficial in Fungal infection

7.Menorrhagia( Heavy bleeding during periods) : Banana flower crushed and made to boil in water added with mishri and consumed frequently can yield good results.

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