Banana (Tag.,Engl.)
Musa x paradisiaca L.
AntisepticThe largest herbaceous flowering plant. Height: 5 meters or more Leaves: Leaves are spirally arranged, as long as 2.7 meters and 60 cm wide, fragile and easily torn by wind, with the familiar frond look. Flowers: Each pseudostem produces a single inflorescence, the banana heart, containing many bracts between rows of flowers. Fruits: The banana fruits develop from the heart, in a hanging cluster made up of tiers (hands), up to 20 fruit to a tier.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Gall stone. Preparation: Get 1 fruit.. Part used: Fruit | Samad (wound). Preparation: Pound 1/2 leaf of saging and squeeze out the juice.. Part used: Leaf
Preparation
Get 1 fruit. | Pound 1/2 leaf of saging and squeeze out the juice.
Location & Habitat
REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, SAN JUAN, Backyard or cultivated area
Research
Siquijor State College: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health: FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND : Phase 2
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Musa x paradisiaca L.
- Local Name
- Banana (Tag.,Engl.)
- Family
- Musaceae
- Category
- Antiseptic
- Collected By
- Not provided
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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