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[[File:Kyaanle (Konkani- क्यांळे) (3781826512).jpg|thumb|right|''Rambha'', ''Musa paradiasiaca'']]
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'''Rambha''', Banana is a large, perennial plant growing around 8 metres tall[417
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]. Looking somewhat like a tree, it is a herbaceous plant whose top growth dies after flowering, to be replaced by new growth from the rootstock. Bananas are a staple food and one of the most prolific of all food crops.
  
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Burns}}, {{Uses|Renal calculi}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Aphrodisiac}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}
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<ref name="Uses"/>
  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Pseudostem}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
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{{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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<ref name="Common names"/>
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Madhura (Sweet), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Slimy)
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===Veerya===
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Sheeta (cold)
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===Vipaka===
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Madhura (Sweet)
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===Karma===
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Pitta, Vata
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{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"/>
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===Flower===
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{{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. }}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|A berry||An elongated fleshy berry, seeds are not produced}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{Propagation|Rhizome divisions}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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===Season to grow===
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===Soil type===
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===Propagation===
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}}
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Musa paradissiana Edible Banana ბანანი.JPG|Leaves
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File:Plantain flower (5363130511).jpg|Flowers
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File:Musa acuminata × balbisiana 01.JPG|Fruits
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File:Musa paradisiaca 1.jpg|Flowers
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File:Musa paradisiaca- stem section (19956675234).jpg|Cut stem
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File:Starr 060615-8173 Musa sp..jpg|Cut stem
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/07/19/plantain-banana-musa-paradisiaca/ Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Musa+x+paradisiaca]
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* [https://www.brainkart.com/article/Botanical-description-and-Economical-importance-of-Musa-paradisiaca_1015/]
  
 
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Rambha, Musa paradiasiaca

Rambha, Banana is a large, perennial plant growing around 8 metres tall[417 ]. Looking somewhat like a tree, it is a herbaceous plant whose top growth dies after flowering, to be replaced by new growth from the rootstock. Bananas are a staple food and one of the most prolific of all food crops.

Uses

Burns, Renal calculi, Skin diseases, Aphrodisiac, Bleeding disorders [1]

Parts Used

Pseudostem, Flowers, Fruit

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada baale hannu
Hindi kela
Malayalam vala, kadalivala
Tamil vaazhai
Telugu aratti, ariti chettu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit kadala, kadali, rambha
English Banana

[2]

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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Bipinnate alternate root stock large; stem formed by the imbricate base of petioles. Leaves simple, large, with a thick midnerve and pinnately parallel nerves.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A berry An elongated fleshy berry, seeds are not produced {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

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

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

  • Fruits

  • Flowers

  • Cut stem

  • Cut stem

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Vernacular names
  3. ↑ Botonic description

External Links

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