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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

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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

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.

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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

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Where to get the saplings

Mode of 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

External Links

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[Uses-1] Uses

[Common_names-2] Vernacular names

[Leaf-3] Botonic description

[Ayurvedic_preparations-4] Ayurvedic preparations

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+<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/07/19/plantain-banana-musa-paradisiaca/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
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