YOU WOULDN’T LOOK AT BANANA FLOWERS THE SAME WAY AGAIN AFTER READING THIS…

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Take a good look at that red oblong mass hanging at the tip of a banana bunch. Often, it goes unnoticed, the first part to be cut and thrown away when fragmenting a bunch of banana.
But hey! The dark purple red blossom’s life saving properties are just mind blowing! Get this:
The inside part, with smaller white flowers, which later becomes bananas, is starchy and bitter to the taste, but contains amazing amounts of vitamins C and A! 
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The hard red purple husk, is a delicacy in many countries, used as an ingredient for soups, and even in salads. The banana flower is a rich source of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, calcium, phosphorus, and other essential nutrients!
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Thanks to their ethanol-based extracts, infections and wounds can easily be treated, as growth of pathogenic bacteria is prevented. Their antioxidant properties help neutralize the effects of dangerous free radicals which might be lurking in the body.
For the ladies, do you have troubles with your periods? Do you bleed a lot, or have severe PMS symptoms? Here is a ready relief: a cup of cooked banana flowers. When you mix that with yoghurt, bleeding is reduced because of the attendant increase in projesterone levels in the metabolism.

Breast feeding mothers, you are not left out! If you have limited breastmilk supply,include banana flowers in your meals.
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Besides, banana flowers are mood boosters! The elevated levels of magnesium they contain is a ready answer to your mood disorders, seriously! Natural anti-depressants!

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