Plantain banana (M. sapientum var. paradisiaca, MS) has been shown to possess ulcer healing activity. The present work with plantain banana was undertaken with the premise that the drug promoting ulcer healing could have effect on wound healing also. Wound healing activity of MS was studied in terms of (i) percent wound contraction, epithelization period and scar area; (ii) wound breaking stren...

Banana, a tropical and subtropical plant of genus Musae consists of highly vascular system. The study of chemical composition on banana stem reveals the presence of nearly 62% of cellulosic fibres in it. For this reason it has been used as reinforcing fibres in the formation of composites. The present paper deals with the preparation of biocomposite and nanobiocomposite from banana plant fibre ...

In the last decades, researchers have developed new materials to improve the quality of human life. Owing to the frequent occurrence of bone fractures, it is important to develop plate materials for the fixation of fractured bones. These plate materials have to be lightweight, compatible with human tissues and ought to allow stiffness. Natural fibers have the advantage that they are renewable r...

Cellulosic fibers were extracted from the pseudo-stem of Musa sapientum cultivated in two different sites Cameroon. The FBY (Yaounde Banana Fibers) and FBP (Penja studied this work obtained by a bio-extraction method characterized. apparent densities 0.90 ± 0.02 g/cm3 1.03 0.04 g/cm3, while moisture contents 10.6 0.2% 12.4 0.3%, respectively. Their chemical compositions as follows: extracts 15....

This study was aimed to develop a simple, comprehensive and efficiently repetitive protocol for micropropagation of banana (Musa sapientum L.) using shoot meristem. After growing in-vitro cultures on different hormonal combinations, Murashige and Skoog’s medium supplemented with BAP and IAA (5.0 + 1.0 mg/l, respectively) and 10% CW were found to be most efficient and productive combination for ...

PURPOSE To determine the optimum concentration of a gel obtained from unripe banana (Musa sapientum) peel for wound treatment in rats. METHODS A randomized triple blind study was conducted with 40 Wistar rats, which were divided into 4 groups: CG, control group; G2%, 2% gel concentration group; G4%, 4% gel concentration group; and G10%, 10 % gel concentration group. The banana peel gel was ap...