Banana's is the number one ingredient for making the delicious Philippine delicacy 'Banana Cue' but did you know that there is another part of the banana tree that is also very delicious as well as very nutritious and it also contains lots of health benefits.
The banana heart (Puso ng saging) or banana flower are used as a vegetable it is either raw or steamed with dips or cooked in soups, curries, and fried foods. Not only it can give a good taste, it can also give many kinds of health benefits.
Here are some of the benefits of banana flower:
Getting rid of free radicals
Free radicals found inside the body can cause a lot of health problems but do not worry because there are things that can help get rid of them. The banana flower consists of antioxidant properties that can handle free radicals.
Wards off infections
Ethanol based extracts can be found inside the banana flower that can treat infections and according to stylecraze, there is a study that banana flower extracts can also inhibit the growth of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum in vitro. (These claims are yet to be proven.)
Helps manage diabetes and anemia
Consuming enough amount of banana flowers can help reduce blood sugar levels and it can also increase the total hemoglobin levels in the body. However, as with antimicrobial activity, the hypoglycemic effects of banana flowers haven't proven clinically.
Contains lots of nutrients
Banana flowers contain lots of healthy nutrients that are essential for your body which makes them a good source of healthy nutrients.
Reduce menstrual bleeding
Every woman will encounter having menstrual bleeding which can cause some pain. Good thing there are banana flowers because a cup of cooked banana flower can help deal with these problems. When a cooked banana flower is combined along with curd or yogurt increases the progesterone hormone in the body and reduces bleeding.
Reduces anxiety
The banana flower contains a good amount of magnesium that can help reduce as well as boosting your current mood and the good thing about this is that it doesn't have any side effects.
Helps nursing mothers
Many news mothers face problems like having a small quantity of milk and one of the solutions to that is banana flower because they can boost the supply of milk.
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Source: stylecraze
