Banana seed

Banana seed

(drug records of Nanning City)

[source] it is the seed of Musa edulis.

[plant morphology] wild banana

Strong perennial herbs. Stem erect, 2-3 m high, with stolon. The leaf blade is oblong, 1-2m long, 20-40cm wide, apex acute, base slightly round, entire, dark green on the top, light green on the bottom, thin white powder on the bottom, main veins especially raised, with feathery parallel veins. Inflorescence drooping; flowers unisexual, bracts large, Buddha flame bracts purplish red, ovate lanceolate, 10-20 cm long, covered with boat shaped, falling off; in the upper part of the bouquet for male flowers, the lower part of the female flowers; calyx and petals part of the synthesis of tubular, after growing one side longitudinal split to the base, light yellow white, 3-4 cm long; corolla mostly lip shaped, petals rectangular round, less than half the length of the calyx; stamen 6, 1 Pistil 1, style linear, stigma rounded. The berry is fleshy, slightly curved, slightly ribbed, 8-10 cm long, 2-2.5 cm in diameter, and yellowish when ripe. Seeds black, slightly rounded. The flowering period is from March to August. The fruit period is from July to December.

Born in valleys, streams, low hills, slopes. It is distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan.

[collection] when the fruit is ripe, the seeds are harvested and dried in the sun.

[flavor] bitter, pungent, cool, with little poison.

Functions and indications: breaking blood stasis and defecating. Treatment of traumatic fracture caused by constipation.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 1.5 ~ 2 yuan.

[should avoid] those without blood stasis should not use it.