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==Uses==
{{Uses|Burns}}, {{Uses|Renal calculi}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Aphrodisiac}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Pseudostem}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=baale hannu|ml=vala, kadalivala|sa=kadala, kadali, rambha|ta=vaazhai|te=aratti, ariti chettu|hi=kela|en=Banana}}
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==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Madhura (Sweet), Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Slimy)
===Veerya===
Sheeta (cold)
===Vipaka===
Madhura (Sweet)
===Karma===
Pitta, Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Bipinnate|alternate|root stock large; stem formed by the imbricate base of petioles. Leaves simple, large, with a thick midnerve and pinnately parallel nerves. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal spicate|Pale yellow|5|bracts spathaceous, large. Sepals and petals connate. Lip free, transparent. Stamens 5, fertile, with a sterile staminode. Ovary inferior, 3-celled; ovules many, axile; style filiform, with a lobulate stigma. }}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A berry||An elongated fleshy berry, seeds are not produced}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{Propagation|Rhizome divisions}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Musa paradissiana Edible Banana ბანანი.JPG|Leaves
File:Plantain flower (5363130511).jpg|Flowers
File:Musa acuminata × balbisiana 01.JPG|Fruits
File:Musa paradisiaca 1.jpg|Flowers
File:Musa paradisiaca- stem section (19956675234).jpg|Cut stem
File:Starr 060615-8173 Musa sp..jpg|Cut stem
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/07/19/plantain-banana-musa-paradisiaca/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Musa+x+paradisiaca]
* [https://www.brainkart.com/article/Botanical-description-and-Economical-importance-of-Musa-paradisiaca_1015/]
[[Category:Herbs]]
