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What are plantains?
Plantain (Musa x paradisiaca) are members of the banana family.
They are major food in Africa.
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Unlike banana people cook plantain before eating them
And it method can be boiling, frying, baking.
Did you know?
That plantain peel has benefits, why depose when it can bring medicinal values.
It can be ripe and unripe plantain.
Plantain peels comes with many internal and external health benefits, some of the main pharmacological effects of the plantain plant including the peels are
- Anti-ulcer
- Wound-healing
- Hair growth promoter
- Hemostasic activity among others.
Other benefits of plantain peels
It is high in Vitamin A, Allantoin, apigenin, aucubin, linolic acid which all promotes wound healing, speed up cell regeneration and have Skin-softening effects.
It can be used to treat skin disorders and defects such as
- Wrinkles
- Skin allergies
- Ances.
How to use plantain peels
Rubbing plantain peel against your skin is one way to eliminate wrinkles due to it's abilities to tighten and tone the skin.
People who have tried ripe plantain for skin care suggest that rubbing the peel on the face can brighten the skin and reduce wrinkles.
Placing a freshly opened ripe plantain on closed eyes will help reduce puffiness.
Rubbing a freshly opened ripe plantain peel on ance will help them fade off.
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