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Health Benefits of Banana Leaves - Beauty Tips - Use Traditional
Dried banana leaves
contain important compounds for our health, such as polyphenols (acting as
antioxidants), lignin, hemicellulose, proteins, and allantoin. Banana leaves
also have astringent effect. That is why banana leaves can heal. To get the
benefit of dried banana leaves, we can use it like other herbal medicines, for
example using it as a tea infusion, such as tea, or to boil it.
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High antioxidant
Banana leaves are
polyphenols, an antioxidant. Antioxidants are needed to fight off many of the
disorders caused by free radicals in our body. It fights against free radicals,
thus preventing inflammation caused by free radicals. Inflammation can cause
many degenerative diseases, such as atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease,
dementia, even cancer. High antioxidants are also known to prevent signs of
premature aging such as wrinkled and creased skin. To get this benefit, we can
drink banana leaves 1-3 times a day.
2-
Relieve sore throat
Sore throat is a symptom
of many respiratory illnesses, and is primarily caused by the virus, so
antibiotics may not help. Sore throats really cause us pain when we swallow
food or drink. Taking bananas at least once a day can relieve sore throats.
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- Reduce fever
Antioxidants and
detoxifying agents that are contained in banana leaves are good substances to
reduce inflammation, usually in the form of fever. The astringent effect will
soothe the unpleasant feeling of fever. To reduce the fever, we can take a
decoction 3 times a day.
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Strengthen the immune system
Dry banana leaves
contain allantoin, a substance known to boost the immune system, accelerate the
healing process and act as astringent. This is why banana leaves can cure sore
throat and fever, mainly due to poor immune status. Even if we do not have such
diseases, we can also take leafy pesticides or tea once a day to strengthen our
immune system, so we can not easily get it. sick.
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- Uncontrolled treatment
Allantoin and
polyphenols in dried banana leaves can reduce intestinal bleeding in dysentery.
We can drink at least once a day to stop bleeding. The astringent effect also
relieves stomach pain caused by excessive activity of the intestines. The good
news is that banana leaves do not interfere with prescription drugs, so in
severe illness we can take medication and tea leaves together.
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- Healing and Skin Irritation
Fresh banana leaves are
traditionally used for wound healing and irritation. Just crush some banana
leaves with mortar, then place it on the affected area. We can tie it with tape
to prevent it from falling away. Remove leaves and ice 2-3 times a day.
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- Maintain Healthy Hair
Banana leaf extract can
cure dandruff, maintain a healthy scalp, and keep the natural color of hair,
thanks to alantoin and astringent effect. If we are prone to itching and scalp
pain, this banana leaves a hair mask that has proven to be very effective.
We can get some fresh
banana leaves, then crush it with a blender. Apply it as a hair mask on the
scalp and hair, let it sit for 10-15 minutes, then rinse with cool water. Using
this mask regularly will also make our hair brighter and more beautiful.
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- Maintain healthy skin
One of the health
benefits of banana leaves is to promote healthy skin. Banana masks have been
used in traditional spa for many generations to maintain healthy skin. The
fresh leaves are ground by mortar or blender, then applied to face or across
the body. Allantoin and antioxidants help prevent premature signs of aging
(such as wrinkles and dark spots), skin irritations, acne and acne, to keep the
skin moist and soft.
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- Weight Loss
Traditional spa also
uses banana leaves as a traditional weight loss program.
There are 2 ways to use
banana leaves:
Firstly, fresh breaded
leaves are used as body masks to reduce cellulites and keep the skin healthy.
Second, whole banana
leaves are steamed and then wrapped in the desired region (usually the abdomen,
upper thighs and upper arms) for 1-2 hours. Once finished, take a cup of tea
made from banana leaves and ginger.
This treatment is very
popular at the Sultan Palace in Yogyakarta and the Kings Palace in Bali, to
maintain the beauty of the queen, princess and concubine. But now we can find
this traditional treatment in many spas in Bali. However, treatment will be
more effective if we eat less calories and sports too.
Other ways to use
banana leaves
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- Food packaging machine
Traditional Southeast
Asian dishes, such as Vietnamese, Thai and Indonesian, often use banana leaves
to wrap cakes, chicken and fish. Banana leaves create a pleasant aroma and can
increase our appetite. The food in the banana leaf is also beautiful.
