Musa acuminata and Musa paradisiac are two types of bananas
adapted to warm and humid tropical climate, needing more than
2,000 mm of rainfall per year and rich soils to grow. Bananas
have been present in our diets since long time ago, they are
rich in potassium, a mineral that plays a very important role in
mass bone formation and regulation of blood pressure, magnesium,
selenium, phosphorous, iron, vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6,
vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc (very important to regulate sleep
cycles and enhance male reproductive functions)...etc. Image:
Bananas by Kevin Connors via Morgue File. In spite most of us
believe in the health benefits and multiple properties of Kela
fruit (Bananas), not many people knows about their most valuable
active constituent, a lectin named BanLec (from Banana Lectin),
that is known to exert anti-cancer and anti-HIV properties and
that has been recently the subject of scientific study for its
potential pharmaceutical use in future medicines. Image: Banana
tree by Melvin "Buddy