Powder Banana (Musa paradisiaca)
粉芭蕉fěn bā jiāoFenbajiao
Musa paradisiaca · Plant
2
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
Generally safe as food; latex may cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals; limited safety data for medicinal use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Powder Banana for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diarrhea SyndromeHypertension Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Powder Banana does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Heart
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Musa paradisiaca and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant43 records, 9 in people
- Benefit Digestive10 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Heart9 records, 3 in people
- Diarrhea Syndrome6 records, 6 in people
- Hypertension Syndrome0 records