青香蕉皮:治憂鬱,十二指腸潰瘍及攝護腺發炎及肥大

人一生到底戀愛几次才會結婚?這是無法一慨而論的.但換一個問題問:人一生到底可忍受幾次失戀的打擊?看官,你若遭受過失戀,當知失戀的滋味.刻骨銘心,生不如死.感情剝離如失魂野鬼,愛他恨他心神錯亂無藥可醫只能讓時間來醫治而已.但台灣人卻有一句話:失戀吃香蕉皮.大部份的人聽了這句話都不當–回事的.我自己也沒嘗試.直到這個禮拜我才開始吃香蕉皮,不是因為失戀而是為治理我的宿疾:十二指腸潰瘍及攝護腺發炎及肥大. 記得在一二年前在我們教會長輩團契的一次聚會中,有一位比我年長的弟兄告訴我他及他二個小孩如何吃青的香蕉連皮治好胃疾的事情.我雖然把這件事記在心理但並沒去施行.直到這幾個禮拜我的潰瘍又再嚴重起來,而且去了一趟加州看我女兒及老友也深受攝護腺發炎及肥大之苦,不得不逼我再次思考如何除了注意飲食及運動之外再一次去思考其它療法. 在二個禮拜前在教會碰到這位長者,我就仔細問他青香蕉皮的療法.回到家上網一查才確知青香蕉皮實俱有數種療效:潰瘍及攝護腺發炎及肥大,憂鬱,及降血糖.而且皆有專業文獻可玆佐證.所以我開始每天一根青香蕉連皮吃但因青香蕉不容易買到有時用黃的香蕉代替 (難說黃皮無效).我有時香蕉切段再加一茶匙蜜.一根香蕉分二次吃完.並不難吃,我感覺青皮較好吃.(我太太每年都埋香蕉皮在玟瑰花根旁.她的玟塊在每年都盛開,此是後話)大家一起來嗎?我希望三個月後再來報告成果. http://www.livestrong.com/article/523324-banana-peel-health/ Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2009 Sep;73(9):1911-4. Epub 2009 Sep 7. Banana peel extract suppressed prostate gland enlargement in testosterone-treated mice. Akamine K, Koyama T, Yazawa K Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Science, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan. A methanol extract of banana peel (BPEx, 200 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly suppressed the regrowth of ventral prostates and seminal vesicles induced by testosterone in castrated mice. Further studies in the androgen-responsive LNCaP human prostate cancer cell line showed that BPEx inhibited dose-dependently testosterone-induced cell growth, while the inhibitory activities of BPEx did not appear against dehydrotestosterone-induced cell growth. These results indicate that methanol extract of banana peel can inhibit 5alpha-reductase and might be useful in the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia埋 http://www.jped.com.br/conteudo/03-79-03-221/ing.asp J Pediatr (Rio J) 2003;79(3):221-6 In the south of India, green bananas are used for the treatment of patients with peptic ulcers, prescribed in a powdered form (11). In work performed by Best et al. (12), a number of different banana preparations, used on rats with ulcers induced by aspirin, proved themselves effective both for prophylactic and remedial treatment. It was further demonstrated that the active ingredient is water soluble and that mature bananas lose their therapeutic effect (12). Green banana extract does not only increase the density of mucus, but also increases the incorporation of thymidine into cell DNA, demonstrating its effect on cell multiplication. Histological study revealed that the treatment increased proliferation both of apical cells and of deeper mucus layers, suggesting not only an increased resistance to substances capable of provoking ulcers, but also that a cure is promoted by the induction of cell proliferation (13). The active component found in banana peel was extracted and identified as a flavonoid leucocyanidin (14). Corresponding author: Dr. Franz Reis Novak Banco de Leite Humano - Instituto Fernandes Figueira Av. Rui Barbosa, 716 CEP 22250-020 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ Tel./Fax: +55 (21) 553.5669 E-mail: novak@iff.fiocruz.br Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants: Volume 3: Fruits, Volume 3 By T. K. Lim