Herb
Banana (Gan jiao)
甘蕉gan jiao
1 sourceMusa basjoo Siebold & Zucc. ex Iinuma
Recorded that the fruit relieves thirst and moistens the lung, frees the vessels, and resolves alcohol toxicity, and the dried form clears muscle heat and vexing thirst.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·甘蕉·主治（孟诜）
References
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：孟诜谓生食止渴润肺，蒸熟晒裂舂仁食通血脉、填骨髓；吴瑞谓生食破血、合金疮、解酒毒，干者解肌热烦渴。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，大寒，无毒（恭谓性冷不益人，多食动冷气）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·甘蕉·集解（弘景）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·甘蕉·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·甘蕉·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·甘蕉·主治（孟诜）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·甘蕉·气味（恭·动冷气）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.