Several common health benefits of bananas
The most well-known effect of bananas is to help defecation, but the health benefits of bananas are far more than this. Bananas can help treat and prevent some diseases. Among all fruits, bananas have the most "mysterious" colors. Legend has it that Buddha Sakyamuni had acquired infinite wisdom because he had eaten it. Therefore, the banana was given the title of "fruit of wisdom." Bananas contain pantothenic acid and other ingredients, which are the body's "happy hormones," which can relieve stress, resolve tension, increase attention, relieve depression, and make people happy. Modern studies have found that eating bananas can prevent the following common diseases.
1, prevention of cardiovascular disease
When there is a lack of potassium in the body, irregular heartbeat, tachycardia, and blood pressure drop occur. A banana contains potassium 400 gram. Potassium can maintain the normal coordination of myocardial contraction and can maintain the normal state of neuromuscular excitability. The systolic and diastolic functions of the heart muscle are coordinated to maintain the stability of blood pressure and prevent cardiovascular diseases.
2, prevention and treatment of hypokalemia
After exercise, the body excretes a lot of sweat, potassium is also discharged, resulting in limb weakness; after a large number of vomiting and diarrhea or long-term use of potassium excretion of diuretics, will lead to lower serum potassium concentration, eat bananas at this time is the best potassium food, can be Effectively controls hypokalemia.
3, anti-constipation
Bananas are rich in pectin in dietary fiber and can promote bowel movements and smooth bowel movements. Eating a banana before going to bed at night can effectively relieve habitual constipation. Chinese medicine believes that bananas are sweet, cold, and cold to clear the intestine heat, sweet and can be laxative, more suitable for heat caused by gastrointestinal accumulation of heat, Zheng Jian dry stool, short urine, red face Heat, or both abdominal distention abdominal pain, dry mouth bad breath. Can eat bananas 1 to 2 hours after a meal, 1 to 2 roots per day is appropriate.
4, prevent gout
Eating potassium-rich bananas helps reduce uric acid crystals in the joints and helps the body excrete uric acid.
5, relieve eye discomfort
When the human body absorbs too much salt, it will cause a large amount of water to remain in the cells, causing eye irritation. Potassium in bananas can help the body excrete these excess salts, allowing potassium and sodium to balance and relieve eye discomfort. Banana contains a lot of carotene, can relieve eye fatigue to some extent, to avoid premature aging of the eyes.
6, eliminate itching
The banana skin contains the scaly fruit which inhibits the growth of bacteria. The skin pruritus caused by foot sweat, tinea pedis, etc. can be applied to the affected area with banana peel to eliminate itching.
7, cure chronic cough
Folk prescriptions are more useful for stewing rock sugar with bananas to heal cough.
8, anti-cancer
The Japan Cancer Society released a report several years ago that bananas have the effect of boosting immunity and preventing cancer. Eating 2 bananas a day can effectively improve the body. In addition, the bananas are inexpensive, easy to eat, easy to carry, and healthy. The nutrients are really "magical fruits".
9, reduce urine sugar
Diabetics eat bananas can make urine relatively lower, so it will greatly benefit the relief of the disease.
It is worth mentioning that bananas are cold and physically deficient, and it is best to avoid it. For example, cold stomach (poor pale bloating), Deficiency (diarrhea, easy to faint), nephritis (also Deficiency), pregnancy swollen feet, it is best not to eat raw bananas. Unless banana meat is cooked, coldness can be reduced before eating. As for cold coughs, bananas should not be eaten, but steamed and eaten bananas are acceptable.
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