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Common fruit provide a dietary source of melatonin.

Pubmed Data : J Agric Food Chem. 2013 Jan 17. Epub 2013 Jan 17. PMID: 23252791
Article Published Date : Jan 16, 2013
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36), Orange : CK(127) : AC(28), Pineapple : CK(141) : AC(39)
Diseases : Hormone Imbalances: Low Melatonin : CK(64) : AC(7)

Fruit, vegetable and particularly banana consumption is strongly inversely associated with kidney cancer risk.

Pubmed Data : Int J Cancer. 2005 Jan 20;113(3):451-5. PMID: 15455348
Article Published Date : Jan 20, 2005
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36), Cabbage : CK(65) : AC(13), Fruit: All : CK(1836) : AC(472), Vegetables: All : CK(551) : AC(69)
Diseases : Kidney Cancer : CK(120) : AC(17)
Pharmacological Actions : Chemopreventive : CK(1528) : AC(382)

Greater vegetable and fruit intake is associated with a lower risk of breast cancer among Chinese women.

Pubmed Data : Int J Cancer. 2009 Jul 1;125(1):181-8. PMID: 19358284
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36), Cantaloupe : CK(11) : AC(2), Carrot : CK(34) : AC(10), Cruciferous Vegetables : CK(622) : AC(232), Fruit: All : CK(1836) : AC(472), Green Leafy Vegetables : CK(194) : AC(40), Papaya : CK(96) : AC(39), Tomato : CK(271) : AC(47), Vegetables: All : CK(551) : AC(69), Watermelon : CK(48) : AC(9)
Diseases : Breast Cancer: Prevention : CK(525) : AC(73)
Pharmacological Actions : Chemopreventive : CK(1528) : AC(382)

Green banana and pectin are useful in the dietary management of persistent diarrhea in hospitalized children and may also be useful to treat children at home.

Pubmed Data : Gastroenterology. 2001 Sep;121(3):554-60. PMID: 11522739
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2001
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36), Pectin : CK(66) : AC(9)
Diseases : Childhood Infections : CK(275) : AC(29), Diarrhea : CK(544) : AC(72), Diarrhea: in Children : CK(213) : AC(21)
Pharmacological Actions : Antidiarrheals : CK(48) : AC(9)

Green banana and pectin improve small intestinal permeability and reduce fluid loss in Bangladeshi children with persistent diarrhea.

Pubmed Data : Dig Dis Sci. 2004 Mar;49(3):475-84. PMID: 15139502
Article Published Date : Mar 01, 2004
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : Diarrhea : CK(544) : AC(72), Diarrhea: in Children : CK(213) : AC(21), Intestinal Permeability : CK(224) : AC(53)
Pharmacological Actions : Antidiarrheals : CK(48) : AC(9)

Green banana reduces the clinical severity of childhood sigellosis.

Pubmed Data : Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 May;28(5):420-5. PMID: 19319017
Article Published Date : May 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : Diarrhea : CK(544) : AC(72), Dysentery : CK(22) : AC(4), Shigellosis : CK(14) : AC(5)

Green banana speeds the recovery of acute and prolonged diarrhea in children.

Pubmed Data : Trop Med Int Health. 2010 Oct;15(10):1132-9. PMID: 20831671
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : Diarrhea : CK(544) : AC(72), Diarrhea: in Children : CK(213) : AC(21)
Pharmacological Actions : Antidiarrheals : CK(48) : AC(9)

Obese type 2 diabetic patients who received a native banana starch supplement lost weight and exhibited reduced insulin levels.

Pubmed Data : Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2010 May;7(5):1953-62. Epub 2010 Apr 28. PMID: 20623003
Article Published Date : May 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : Diabetes Mellitus: Type 2 : CK(3429) : AC(341), Insulin Resistance : CK(1034) : AC(221), Obesity : CK(1849) : AC(275)

Total vegetable intake, total fruit intake, and lettuce, apple, and banana consumption is associated with a reduced risk for colorectal cancer.

Pubmed Data : Nutr Cancer. 1996;25(3):297-304. PMID: 8771572
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 1996
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Apples : CK(179) : AC(57), Banana : CK(123) : AC(36), Fruit: All : CK(1836) : AC(472), Lettuce : CK(13) : AC(3), Vegetables: All : CK(551) : AC(69)
Diseases : Colon Cancer : CK(895) : AC(233), Colorectal Cancer : CK(877) : AC(321)
Pharmacological Actions : Chemopreventive : CK(1528) : AC(382)

Tropical fruit consumption increases the serum melatonin concentrations and also raises the antioxidant capacity in the serum of healthy volunteers in proportion to serum melatonin levels.

Pubmed Data : J Pineal Res. 2012 Oct 5. Epub 2012 Oct 5. PMID: 23137025
Article Published Date : Oct 04, 2012
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36), Orange : CK(127) : AC(28), Pineapple : CK(141) : AC(39)
Diseases : Hormone Imbalances: Low Melatonin : CK(64) : AC(7)

A natural flavonoid present in unripe plantain banana pulp (Musa sapientum L. var. paradisiaca) protects the gastric mucosa from aspirin-induced erosions.

Pubmed Data : J Ethnopharmacol. 1999 Jun;65(3):283-8. PMID: 10404428
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 1999
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36), Flavonoids : CK(909) : AC(289)
Diseases : Aspirin-Induced Toxicity : CK(83) : AC(24), NSAID-induced toxicity : CK(230) : AC(50)
Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Ulcer Agents : CK(162) : AC(57)

Banana flowers have a blood sugar lowering effect in a type 1 diabetes model.

Pubmed Data : Water Res. 2002 Sep;36(15):3821-33. PMID: 10685115
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2002
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36), Flowers : CK(27) : AC(14)
Diseases : Cholesterol: Oxidation : CK(457) : AC(98), Diabetes Mellitus: Type 1 : CK(1107) : AC(218), Oxidative Stress : CK(1945) : AC(710)
Pharmacological Actions : Hypoglycemic Agents : CK(563) : AC(156)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Banana fruit has a lipid lowering and antioxidant activity in diabetic rats.

Pubmed Data : Indian J Exp Biol. 2010 Feb;48(2):165-73. PMID: 20455326
Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2010
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : Blood Sugar Problems : CK(4050) : AC(693), Hyperlipidemia : CK(1211) : AC(109), Oxidative Stress : CK(1945) : AC(710)
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318), Hypoglycemic Agents : CK(563) : AC(156)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Banana has significant antioxidant activity.

Pubmed Data : J Med Food. 2006;9(4):517-23. PMID: 17201639
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2006
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : Oxidative Stress : CK(1945) : AC(710)
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Banana peel extract suppresses prostate gland enlargement in testosterone-treated mice.

Pubmed Data : Dermatol Surg. 2005 Jul;31(7 Pt 2):855-60; discussion 860. PMID: 19734683
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2005
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36), Banana Peel : CK(2) : AC(1)
Diseases : Prostate Enlargement : CK(2) : AC(1), Prostatic Hyperplasia: Benign : CK(202) : AC(46), Testosterone-Induced : CK(5) : AC(3)

Banana powder has anti-ulcerogenic properties.

Pubmed Data : J Ethnopharmacol. 1986 Oct;18(1):33-44. PMID: 3821133
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 1986
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : Aspirin-Induced Toxicity : CK(83) : AC(24), Corticosteroid-Induced Toxicity : CK(78) : AC(17), Duodenal Ulcer : CK(89) : AC(26), Gastric Ulcer : CK(246) : AC(91), NSAID-induced toxicity : CK(230) : AC(50)
Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Ulcer Agents : CK(162) : AC(57)

Banana powder strengthens mucosal resistance and promotes the healing of ulcers.

Pubmed Data : J Ethnopharmacol. 1987 Sep-Oct;21(1):11-9. PMID: 2447444
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 1987
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : Aspirin-Induced Toxicity : CK(83) : AC(24), Gastric Ulcer : CK(246) : AC(91), Peptic Ulcer : CK(454) : AC(110)
Pharmacological Actions : Gastroprotective : CK(62) : AC(31)

Banana prevents lipid oxidation in rats.

Pubmed Data : Indian J Med Res. 2005 Dec;122(6):540-6. PMID: 16518007
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2005
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36), Flavonoids : CK(909) : AC(289), Plantain : CK(39) : AC(12)
Diseases : Cholesterol: Oxidation : CK(457) : AC(98), Oxidative Stress : CK(1945) : AC(710)
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318)

Banana pulp has a cholesterol-lowering effect in the animal model.

Pubmed Data : Br J Nutr. 1992 Jul ;68(1):231-44. PMID: 1327100
Article Published Date : Jun 30, 1992
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : High Cholesterol : CK(1718) : AC(198)
Pharmacological Actions : Anticholesteremic Agents : CK(669) : AC(142)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Banana root extract has antioxidant and blood sugar lowering effects in diabetic rats.

Pubmed Data : J Med Chem. 2010 Oct 28;53(20):7365-76. PMID: 20175413
Article Published Date : Oct 28, 2010
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : Diabetes Mellitus: Type 1 : CK(1107) : AC(218), Hyperglycemia : CK(2892) : AC(59), Oxidative Stress : CK(1945) : AC(710)
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318), Hypoglycemic Agents : CK(563) : AC(156)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Banana stem extract from the Musaceae family may be a useful agent in the treatment of patients with hyperoxaluric urolithiasis.

Pubmed Data : Br J Urol. 1994 Jul ;74(1):23-5. PMID: 8044524
Article Published Date : Jun 30, 1994
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Banana Stem : CK(2) : AC(1)
Diseases : Kidney Stones: Hyperoxaluric : CK(2) : AC(1)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Extracts from the banana flower have blood sugar lowering activity in a type 1 diabetic model.

Pubmed Data : J Nutr. 2010 Aug;140(8):1462-8. Epub 2010 Jun 16. PMID: 16260406
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2010
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : Diabetes Insipidus: Nephrogenic : CK(2) : AC(1), Oxidative Stress : CK(1945) : AC(710)
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318), Hypoglycemic Agents : CK(563) : AC(156)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

The consumption of bananas may prevent UVB skin damage.

Pubmed Data : Food Chem Toxicol. 2012 Sep 8 ;50(12):4292-4301. Epub 2012 Sep 8. PMID: 22986089
Article Published Date : Sep 07, 2012
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Diseases : Skin Diseases: Photo-Aging : CK(365) : AC(47)

"A note on the presence of noradrenaline and 5-hydroxytryptamine in plantain (Musa sapientum, var. paradisiaca)."

Pubmed Data : J Pharm Pharmacol. 1960 Jun ;12:360-4. PMID: 13824274
Study Type : Plant Study
Additional Links
Substances : Banana : CK(123) : AC(36)
Additional Keywords : catecholamines in food

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