These are the benefits of banana trees that people rarely know about
Date:1 August 2022
MondayBanana plants are widely used for various purposes of human life. Besides that, planting banana plants is also very easy, we just simply put the banana tree skin on the ground and wait until the banana tree bark rots and a new banana tree will grow from the rotting skin.
In addition, all parts of the banana plant can be used for various purposes, ranging from weevil, stem, leaf, fruit and flower.
The following are some of the benefits of parts of the banana tree.
Flower
Banana flower is also called banana heart, because it is shaped like a heart. Usually people take advantage of banana flowers can also be processed as vegetables for cooking. Banana flowers can also be processed into sweets and pickles.
Leaf
In general, rural communities use banana leaves as wrappers, especially stone banana leaves. The young stone banana leaves are expensive, used to wrap traditional cakes. Old leaves after being cut into pieces are usually used for animal feed such as goats, cows and buffalo because banana leaves contain elements needed by animals. In addition, banana leaves can also be used as compost to fertilize other plants.
Bulbs from banana trees or humps
Banana tubers are banana stem tubers, in some areas, the young banana stem tubers can be used for vegetables and chips.
Fruit
Bananas are used as a source of vitamins and minerals. Apart from being fresh fruit, it can also be used as processed products, including banana sale, banana flour, fruit juice, fruit in syrup, chips, banana jam and various types of modern and traditional cakes. Usually people can also make compote from bananas which are often enjoyed as a traditional food.
Bananas are very efficacious for healing people with anemia, lowering blood pressure, giving energy to think, rich in fiber to help diet, helping smokers to eliminate the effects of nicotine, preventing stroke, controlling body temperature, especially for pregnant women, neutralizing stomach acid and many other benefits for health.
This is so true, banana leaf can also be used as plates in fact many people in our place use this for boodle fight. Also wrapper for foods, what's the good thing about it is its smell, it's aroma smells healthy when you finally open it with food inside.