The banana is a tropical plant, in the subtropical and tropical regions can be ripe throughout the year, any day of the year will have bananas will be ripe, is the "year-round harvest".

Bananas prefer hot and humid climates and thrive in deep, loose, well-drained soil. It has also been successfully cultivated under irrigation in semi-arid areas like southern Jamaica. Wild bananas are cultivated from seed, and artificial bananas can be divided by suckers and pseudobulbs; the first harvest takes 10 to 15 months, after which the harvest is almost continuous.

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Banana benefits

1, lower blood pressure: bananas are rich in potassium, which can provide more potassium ions that can lower blood pressure, counteract the role of sodium ions to raise blood pressure and damage the blood vessels, so as to balance the adverse effects of sodium, into the cells and tissues growth. Dietitians say, eat more bananas, can lower blood pressure, prevent hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Studies show that eating two bananas a day can effectively reduce blood pressure by 10%.

2, laxative: bananas are rich in starch, and taste sweet and cold, most suitable for hot people to enjoy, help to clear heat laxative, promote gastrointestinal motility.

Bleeding hemorrhoids, due to dry heat and fetal restlessness, can eat raw banana meat, but the spleen is not diarrhea should not. The body can be a banana a day, but if you are afraid of bananas cold, you can choose to eat plantains (laxative power is stronger), the emperor banana and other varieties.

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