Flowering period: March-May
Fruiting period: July-August
Introduction of Banana Flower
Banana blossoms are large, deep purple-red flowers that grow at the ends of banana branches. Its bracts are quite large and cling to the sweet and fragrant male flowers. The female flower does not need to be fertilized to turn into fruit, which grows on the stem away from the male flower.
Banana flowers are eaten as a vegetable in many Asian countries. And it is called differently in different countries. After it has hardened, peel off the dark outer bracts, and the inner tender leaves can be used in a variety of dishes. Fresh and tender banana blossoms can also be eaten raw. In Thailand, it is often eaten with banana flowers dipped in a spicy sauce. Also, it can be eaten as an ingredient in soups or noodles. Some other Asian countries also stew banana blossoms in slices, or add them to soups, noodles, and rice. Also, it is sometimes used in salads.
Efficacy: Banana flower is sweet and light, slightly acrid, and cool in nature; it has the effects of resolving phlegm and softening firmness, calming the liver, relieving blood stasis, and clearing the meridians;
Indications: fullness of the chest and diaphragm, abdominal pain, acid swallowing, nausea, vomiting, sputum, dizziness, heartache, angina pectoris, and poor menstruation in women.
When buying, be sure to choose banana flowers that are fresh and firm without wilting. The outer bracts should be closely overlapping, well-colored, and not broken. If not eaten immediately after purchase, it is best to cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.
Some people familiar with cooking banana blossoms recommend wearing gloves or oiling your hands for prep work. The fluid leaking from the ends of the cut banana blossoms can stain the skin or turn other surfaces black. Applying cooking oil by hand makes it easier to wash off these liquids.
Banana Blossoms
1. Eat directly
Banana flowers can be eaten raw. Pick them off, wash them with water, and eat them with your hands. However, eating this way does not have much taste, and many people may not want it. You can also wash the banana flowers and use them to soak in water and drink them as tea, so that they will taste better.
2. Eat cold
Whether it is eaten raw or soaked in water, these two methods are relatively bland and tasteless. You can eat banana blossoms and other vegetables in a salad. Slice the cucumbers and carrots first. Slice the onion and soak in ice water. Chop the garlic and chili peppers, shred the banana blossoms, pour into a plate, add the prepared vegetables, add the ingredients and mix well.
Banana flower practice
1. Banana flower fried pork
Peel off the skin of the Xiangjiang banana flower and pull out the small banana. Put the banana blossoms in hot boiling water with salt and scald them, then soak them in cold water, wash them, and fry them in a frying pan. Then take out the banana flowers,
Banana Flower Fried Pork
Then pour in the right amount of oil, pour in the cut meat, stir fry quickly, add minced garlic and ginger, stir fry quickly, then pour in the banana flowers and add a little salt.
2. Banana flower scrambled eggs
First peel off the outer skin of the banana flower, the outer skin is old and not suitable for consumption. Then scald the banana flower in boiling water, then take it out and rinse it under cold water to remove its astringency. Next, start scrambled eggs and banana flowers. First add the cooking oil, break the eggs into it, quickly stir fry, add the banana blossoms, stir fry quickly, and add an appropriate amount of salt.
Efficacy and role
1. Lower blood pressure
The function of banana flower is to lower blood pressure. In folk, the method of using banana flower to lower blood pressure is very common. You can wash the banana flower and eat it directly, or mix it with rock sugar and put it in a pot to boil water to drink. People with high blood pressure can effectively control blood pressure and prevent some major diseases by eating banana flowers every day.
2. Skin care and beauty
Banana flowers can not only lower blood pressure, but also help to beautify the skin. It is understood that people who regularly drink banana flower tea will have more delicate and smooth skin. That's because banana flowers contain a lot of vitamins and amino acids, which can nourish the skin and help lighten the pigmentation on the skin. Therefore, people who eat banana flowers often look younger than their peers.
medicinal value
1. Activating blood and regulating tendons
Banana flower has the effect of promoting blood circulation. Eating banana flower can make the blood flow in the body smooth and prevent the formation of blood stasis. If you fall and get injured and cause blood stasis in the body or skin, you can eat banana flowers to help activate blood and regulate tendons. Banana flowers are mainly used as an auxiliary treatment. The blood stasis in the body or the skin is dissipated, and the body will be fine.
2. Happy mood
Banana flower can help relax tense nerves, can play a role in removing tension and irritability, and can calm the body and mind. Due to excessive work pressure, modern people are often too nervous or depressed. Drinking tea with banana flowers can help relieve the tension and make the depressed mood happy.
Who is forbidden to eat banana flowers
Although banana flower is good, it is not suitable for everyone. Those with spleen and stomach deficiency and gastrointestinal insufficiency in life should not eat banana flower, otherwise it will increase the burden on the spleen and stomach, and it is easy to cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. People with low blood pressure in life are also not suitable to eat banana flower, because it has obvious antihypertensive effect. After those people with low blood pressure eat banana flower, their blood pressure will be further lowered, and their body will have a variety of unsuitable symptoms. Very bad for health.
