An expert has made a shocking revelation
which might interest many people after revealing that plantain cures
ulcers, diabetes and s*xual dysfunctions.
Grown throughout the tropical regions of
the world, the plantain is a close relative of the banana, making
important contributor to the economy of many countries. The nutritional
value of unripe plantain makes it stand out as a very important addition
to any healthy living diet plan due to its nutrient content.
Practitioners of traditional medicine
have long prized the starchy fruit for its medicinal properties, which
reputedly include an ability to cure ulcer. It is used in herbal
medicine to treat sluggish bowels, to heal wounds, to fight skin
infections, to reduce phlegm, to soothe urinary tract infections, and to
ease dry coughs.
Most ulcers are not caused directly by
stress but by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which is why ulcers
today are often treated with antibiotics along with an acid suppressor.
Studies on rats with ulcers caused by daily aspirin use have shown that
unripe green plantain can both prevent the formation of ulcers and help
to heal them. The agent believed to be responsible for plantain’s
curative effects was tested it in rats.
Scientists reason that the starch in
plantain’s unripe form helps to decrease acidity and reduce irritation.
It stimulates the cells on the lining of the stomach to produce mucus
that is thicker, which guards against acid aside its elimination of
stomach bacteria that has been pointed as the main cause of ulcers.
Moreover, in a review that appeared in a 2002 issue of the “Indian Journal of Pharmacology,” two
researchers that chronicled more than 30 years of research into the
curative properties of dried powder of unripe plantain also conclude
that the plantain powder is a potent herbal remedy for the treatment of
peptic ulcer disease.
Medical research confirms that the
plantain is also good for many of life’s ailments including diabetes.
Unripe plantain has the potential of lowering blood sugar, according to a
study, titled “Hypoglycemic effect of methanolic extract of Musa paradisiaca (Musaceae) green fruits in normal and diabetic mice”. It was published in Experimental Clinical Pharmacology by J. A. Ojewole and C. O. Adewunmi.
Although this group of researchers do
not know the precise mechanism of the hypoglycemic (blood
sugar-lowering) action of unripe plantain, they suggested that it could
be due, at least in part, to stimulation of insulin production and
subsequent glucose utilisation.
Nevertheless, the findings of this
experimental animal study indicate that unripe plaintain possesses
hypoglycemic activity lends credence to its folkloric use in the
management and/or control of adult-onset, type-2 diabetic mellitus among
the Yoruba-speaking people of South-Western Nigeria.
In addition, diabetic patients are more
prone developing stomach ulcers because they are at risk to acquire H.
Pylori infection due to their blood glucose concentration levels.
Unfortunately, the high blood sugar also contributes to a delay in the
healing of this ulcer.
But Indian researchers, looking into the
benefit of unripe plantain in diabetic animals that also had ulcer,
indicated that it could be more effective in diabetes with concurrent
gastric ulcer.
The 2013 study published in the BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine was entitled “Healing
effects of Musa sapientum var. paradisiaca in diabetic rats with
co-occurring gastric ulcer: cytokines and growth factor by PCR
amplification.”
In the studied animals, they said the
extract of the unripe plantain promoted ulcer healing because of its
effects on the lining of the intestine by stimulating cells on the
lining of the stomach to produce mucus that is thicker, thus given the
ulcers time to heal. It also reduced the free radicals that were
generated.
They wrote: “extract of Musa
sapientum fruit (MSE) showed antidiabetic and better ulcer healing
effects compared with OMZ (Omeprazole an antiulcer); or INS (insulin) in
diabetic rat and could be more effective in diabetes with concurrent
gastric ulcer.
"They reasoned that the presence of
many chemical substances like flavonoids, saponins, glycosides and
alkaloids in unripe plantain probably contribute to ensuring healing of
chronic diabetic gastric ulcer, concluding that “unripe plantain could
be a better choice in diabetes with concurrent peptic ulcer”.
Previously, a meal of unripe plantain
with local spices like cloves, onions, garlic and ginger has been
purported as the answer also to erectile dysfunction, low sperm count,
kidney problems and high blood pressure.
How is it used in the treatment of
erectile dysfunction or low sperm count? Reverend Fr. Anslem Adodo,
Director, Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Centre Ewu, Edo State, who was
of the opinion that roasted plantain is good for men, suggested that men
should make it a habit of eating one or two roasted plantain daily.
Reverend Fr. Anslem Adodo added: “Take
more plantain or unripe bananas. They help to rejuvenate the sexual
organ with high level of potassium. Include garlic in every meal. Garlic
is generally a good anti oxidant and a good remedy for impotence in
particular. Include ginger in every meal too. Ginger has healing
properties to treat erectile dysfunction."
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