Common Banana
Musa Paradisiaca Var. Sapientum
Xiang Jiao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; cold

Part(s) used

Fruit

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat, moisten lung, lubricate intestines, resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Febrile diseases with vexation and thirst, lung heat dry cough, constipation, hemorrhoids.