1. Names:

Sanskrit:	Kadali		Enlarge photo
English:	Banana
Botanical:	Musa paradisiaca
Hindi:	Kela
Telugu:	Ariti
Common names:	Kadali valai, Ksetrakadali, Balehannu, Bale
Family name:	Musaceae

2. Parts used:

• Flower
• Root
• Leaves

Alkaloids: Water, albuminoids, fat, carbohydrates (more than 2/3 starch), fiber, phosphates and other salts, sugar, magnesium and potassium.

3. Properties and Action According to Indigenous Medical Systems:

• Rasa: Sweet.
• Veerya: Seetaveerya.

4. Uses:

• Balances vata and pitta doshas.
• The rhizome is good remedy for ear diseases.
• The tender banana fruit balances pitta.
• The raw flowers are treated as remedy for diabetis and ulcers.
• The juice of this plant works for fevers, hemorrhages, hysteria,
  Epilepsy, leprosy, dysentery , digestive disorders, dysentery, hemorrhoids and diarrhea can be cured by using this plant.
• It acts a pain reliever in the case of insect stings.
• The tender, young leaves give cooling effect when applied on burns.
• Diarrhea, bronchocele and malignant ulcers curable by this herb.
• Mucilage of the fruit helps to cure eye diseases like catarrh.
• Anemia, blood pressure, constipation, depression can be controlled by this herb.
• Root has been used as an anthelmintic.

5. Names due to Physical properties:

• Ambusara: The plant with water content.
• Deergapatra: With long leaves.

6. Names due to Medical properties:

• Vataghni: Balances vata.
• Pittahari: Balances kapha.

7. Reference:

Vasthu guna deepika, Lolambarajeeyam, Vasthu guna prakashika, Chakradatta, Susrutam.

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