The efficacy and function of banana

The efficacy and function of banana

Sweet, soft and smooth bananas are not only delicious, but also have a lot of medicinal value. Especially for white-collar workers who work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and sit in front of computers for a long time, many people are troubled by gastrointestinal diseases, skin diseases, constipation, hemorrhoids and other problems due to irregular diet, unhealthy sitting posture and lack of exercise for a long time. At the same time, they may also have psychological discomfort, depression, low mood, etc. Cardiovascular diseases have also quietly targeted white-collar workers. A delicious banana can help you solve many discomforts and has many more unexpected benefits.

1. Treating high blood pressure

Patients with hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases often have more "sodium" and less "potassium" in their bodies, and bananas are rich in potassium ions. Potassium ions inhibit sodium ions from constricting blood vessels and damaging the cardiovascular system. Eating bananas can maintain the sodium-potassium balance and acid-base balance in the body, keep nerves and muscles normal, and coordinate myocardial contraction. Therefore, eating 3 to 5 bananas a day is beneficial for patients with hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

2. Prevent and treat gastric ulcer

Patients with gastrointestinal ulcers often take phenylbutazone, which often leads to gastric bleeding. Bananas contain a chemical substance that can prevent gastric ulcers. It can stimulate the growth and reproduction of gastric mucosal cells and produce more mucosa to protect the stomach.

3. Sober up

Boil 60 grams of banana peel in water and drink it to clear the head. Special warning: Bananas are cold in nature, so patients with spleen and stomach deficiency, stomach pain and diarrhea should use them sparingly. Bananas contain a lot of magnesium. Eating more can increase the magnesium content in the blood, inhibiting the human cardiovascular system and causing obvious muscle paralysis and symptoms of drowsiness and fatigue. Medical experts believe that drivers should not eat bananas on an empty stomach.

4. Weight loss

Because bananas are high in starch, they are easy to fill up, and it takes some time for starch to turn into sugar in the body, so there will not be too much energy (energy food) accumulation. From this perspective, bananas can be used as the first choice of excellent food for weight loss.

5. Beauty spot removal

How to make a banana mask: Mash half a banana and add appropriate amount of milk to make a paste. Apply it on your face. Keep it on for 15 to 20 minutes and then wash it off. It can make your skin refreshed and smooth, and can also remove acne on your face and lighten freckles.

6. Treat cough

For lung heat cough, use 1-2 bananas, stew with rock sugar and take it 1-2 times a day for several days for better effect.

7. Treat depression

Bananas contain a substance that helps the human brain produce 6-hydroxytryptamine. Eating more bananas can make people feel happy and cheerful. Patients with depression can eat more bananas to reduce depression and gradually dissipate pessimism, disappointment, and world-weariness.