Banana peel

"Banana peel" is the skin of bananas. People usually peel off the skin to eat this fruit, which is the favorite of various flying insects. You can find it in many occasions where these insects are present. If you throw banana peels on the ground, someone will slip if they step on them, so please don't throw banana peels randomly.

The efficacy and function of banana peel

1. Banana peels can be used to wipe leather shoes and leather clothes to maintain the gloss of leather products and extend their service life.

2. Ripening: Put the peel together with other unripe fruits, such as mango and kiwi, and you will be able to eat delicious fruits soon.

3. Bury the banana peel under the orchid's pot. The nutritional minerals in it can nourish the orchid to grow quickly and grow quite strong.

Banana peel

4. Banana peel can be used as a facial mask. Stick it on your face for ten minutes and then wash it off with clean water. It can improve dry face and make the skin moisturized and smooth.

5. Treat warts: Apply banana peels to the surface of warts to soften them and gradually remove them until they are healed. This method can cure warts on the head and face. Apply banana peels several times and pinch them off with your fingers. After the warts are cured, they will not recur.

6. It can be used to treat skin itching and is also very useful for skin diseases. Mash it into a paste or boil it in water and use it for washing. It will be effective after using it for several days.

7. Boil banana peels, brown sugar and charcoal mother (also called charcoal hair) in water and drink it to treat oral ulcers and improve constipation.

8. After washing the banana peel, add rock sugar for seasoning, add water to boil and stew, and drink the soup. It is very effective for toothache caused by excessive heat.

9. Roasting banana peels can cure hemorrhoids and blood in the stool.

10. To treat dry and cracked skin, wipe the skin with banana peel after washing your hands to prevent cracked skin.

11. Clever way to treat high blood pressure: Take 30-60 grams of banana peel, boil it into a soup and drink it, which can treat high blood pressure.

12. Clever way to prevent stroke: Take 30 grams of fresh banana peel and boil it into a soup and drink it instead of tea. It can dilate blood vessels and prevent stroke and angina pectoris.

13. To sober up: Boil 60 grams of banana peel in water and drink it to clear the head.

Nutritional value of banana peel

If you have a dry face, you can stick the inside of a banana peel on your face (with the inside of the peel facing the face), let it dry for about 10 minutes, and then wash it off with clean water. This can make your skin moisturized and smooth.

2. Banana peel is a very good Chinese medicine. Boil its dried product with charcoal mother together, add appropriate amount of brown sugar for seasoning, and drink it to treat oral inflammation and also have a laxative effect.

3. Roast two bananas with the skin on over the fire, and then eat them while they are hot. This can improve hemorrhoids and bloody stools.

4. Banana peels can be used to wipe leather shoes, leather clothes, leather sofas, etc., which can maintain the gloss of leather products and extend the "life" of leather products.

5. Banana peel is rich in magnesium, sulfur, phosphorus, zinc, amino acids and other nutritional minerals, which are exactly what orchids need.

Banana peels can also solve the chapped skin caused by dryness in winter. After rubbing the affected area for a few days, the skin can become smooth. Mashing banana peels and adding ginger juice can reduce inflammation and relieve pain. Rubbing hands and feet with banana peels can prevent and treat frostbite. In addition, banana peels can be dried and ground into powder, which is also a good beauty product.

7. Banana peel contains banana peelin, which can inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi.

Medicinal value of banana peel

Eating raw banana peels can fight depression

According to Taiwan TVBS, Wang Jinkun, vice president of Taiwan's National Chung Shan Medical University, said that unripe, green banana peels should be chopped up and boiled in a pot. Since green banana peels contain high levels of 5-HT, they can be converted into serotonin after boiling. People can relieve depression by eating boiled banana peels.

In addition, the skin of ripe bananas is yellow. Banana peels can be used to treat heartbreak and as a drink to protect eyesight, but it is not effective for everyone. Doctors especially warn that patients with kidney disease and diabetes should eat less.

Medical uses of banana peel

Take 30g-60g of banana peel, boil it into a soup and drink it to treat high blood pressure.

Take 30 grams of fresh banana peel and boil it into a soup and drink it instead of tea. It can dilate blood vessels and prevent stroke and angina pectoris.

Take three banana peels, stew them and drink them. It can treat hemorrhoid pain and bloody stools.

Side effects of banana peels

Side effects are caused by poor drug selectivity and are inherent in the drug itself. Whether it is a prescription drug or an over-the-counter drug, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist. If you feel uncomfortable while taking the drug, you must stop taking it in time and consult a doctor or pharmacist to avoid unnecessary damage.

Taboos on using banana peels

People with weak spleen and stomach, loose stools and diarrhea should eat it with caution; people with acute or chronic nephritis and renal insufficiency should avoid eating it.