Health Tips - Banana (Kela)

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Mesa, the biggest and geographically the most widespread, includes the majority of edible bananas, mostly of hybrid origin. Edible bananas of hybrid origin valued for their seedless fruits are included under this specific name. They comprise all the diploid, tripled or metallic clones, mainly hybrids of M. acuminate and M. balbisiana. Bananas contain two physiologically important compounds; serotonin and nor-epinephrine, in addition to dopamine, 3, 4-dihydroxy phenyl demanding and an unidentified compound catecholamine. The concentration of some of the compounds in the pulpserotenin-8-50mg/g; nor-epinephrine-1,9mg/g; and dopamine-7,9 u/g; peel-serotonin-47-93 ug/g; nor-epinephrine-122 ug/g and dopamine 700 ug/g. serotonin inhibits gastric secretion and stimulates smooth muscle in the intestine and elsewhere; nor –epinephrine is a mediator of autonomic function and is widely used as a vasoconstrictor agent. Serotonin causes to human beings; doses up to 20 mg of serotonin causes no adverse effect. The therapeutic uses of banana (in Celina disease, constipation, peptic ulcer, etc.) may be due to the presence of these active principles. Banana fruit has mild laxative properties that help to ease constipation. The fruit aids in combating diarrhea and dysentery & promotes the healing of intestinal lesions in ulceration colitis.