Benefits of Ravenala Madagascariensis Sonn

 Description of Benefits of Ravenala Madagascariensis Sonn

Banana fan plant is a tree plant that we often find around us. This fan banana plant is usually found in the front yard of the house, yard and other places. The latin name of the fan banana plant is Ravenala Madagascariensis Sonn. While in English this banana fan plant has the name Traveler's Tree. The scientific name Ravenala comes from Malagasy ravinala which means "forest leaf". According to the history of the origin of banana fan plants are estimated from the region of Madagascar. The spread of banana fan plants is spread Madagascar - Africa and throughout the tropics. The characteristics of this fan banana plant has neatly arranged leaves which are similar to fans. The function and usefulness of this fan banana plant for some people is used as an ornamental plant on the garden or ornamental plants. But what we do not know turns out that this fan banana plant also has benefits and properties to cure various diseases that exist in our body.

Name of Fan Banana Plant Area

Indonesia : Banana Fan

France : Arbre du voyageur 

Poland : Palmeira do viajante 

Spain : Árbol del viajero 

Classification of Fan Banana Plants

Kingdom: Plantae

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Superdivision: Spermatophyta

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: Commelinidae

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Musaceae

Genus: Revenala

Species: Revenala madagascariensis Sonn

Anatomy and Morphology of Banana Plant Fan

Fan banana plant is one type of plant from banana-banana plant family (Musaceae). Banana plant fan is a perennial green plant (evergreen). The shape of this fan banana plant is similar to a palm plant. The plant has open leaves, shaped like a fan; usually grows 9-30 m. The stem of a cylindrical fan banana plant can be solitary, or branched at the base. This fan banana plant produces large banana-like leaves that can each have a length of 2.5 - 4 meters and a width of 80-150 cm on the stalk of a stalk that is 3-6 meters long. Banana plant leaf fan is arranged in the form of a fan of 20 or more leaves.  Banana fan plant flowers are small with a pale white color shaped like a ship, measuring about 30 cm. Banana fan fruit is brown, woody, capsule-shaped 3 lobed. The seeds are numerous, black in color, thinly covered with a shiny and fluffy blue color. How to breed this fan banana plant with seed seedlings and can also pass through the shoots.

Banana Fan Plant Parts Used

Seeds

Banana Fan Plant Content

Banana fan seeds contain fatty acids, oleic acid and palmitic acid). Analysis of the sterol fraction of seed oil revealed 7 sterols, mainly β-sitosterol, while 12 sterols have been isolated from arils oil, mainly stigmasterol (, 24-methyl-5α-cholest-7- en-3-β-ol, α-spinasterol and Δ-7-avenasterol.

Benefits and Benefits of Banana Plant Fan For Health

Banana fan plant seeds are edible.

Banana seed oil fan is sometimes used for cooking.

Oil derived from banana fan plant seeds is used as an antiseptic remedy.

Note

Consume the herbaceous banana fan plant wisely and according to the measure. Pregnant and lactating mothers are not continued to consume herbs of this plant.