Vegetables and Fruits For your Good Health >> Banana

Banana is a rich storehouse of iron, pectin and Vitamin C. it also contains protein and manganese. This fruit is inexpensive and easily available. It is more common during winters but also available in the summer.

Doctors say that you can have 2 bananas for breakfast and you will be full of energy and vigor right till lunchtime. Banana is rich, wholesome fruit. It has effective stomach binding qualities. If you have a bad bout of diarrhoea, 2 bananas taken immediately after, will settle the stomach and bind the watery stools.

Banana is very good for the formation of bones. It is rich in calories and has some content of fat as well. People trying to lose weight should avoid eating bananas.

• Bananas contain pectin, which is excellent for the stomach. It cures stomach and gastric disorders.
  
• It cures respiratory disorders and chest congestion. It strengthens bones and helps build brittle nails.
  
• Bananas are a good cure for insomnia and restlessness. They even have a sedative effect if taken with warm milk.
  
• Bananas raise the red and white blood corpuscle count in the blood. They increase the level of haemoglobin and ability to fight disease.
  
• As they contain Vitamin C, they also help in the case of cough and cold.
  
• Slice 3 bananas. Sprinkle then with sugar and pour smooth curd on top. Makes a good dessert. If feeling queasy, one can skip a meal and just have this filling dish instead.
  
• Blend two bananas with 2 glasses of milk and 2 tsp. of sugar in a mixer. Add ice cubes and have delicious and energizing banana milk shake.