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Banana is an herbaceous vegetable belonging to the Musa spp. It has different parts, such as fruit, peel, leaves, roots and pseudostems, which show various pharmacological effects. It should be clearly known that for bananas harvested by the leaves. In addition to being used as food for bananas, all parts of the banana tree along with leaves, peels, roots and stems have been used in folk remedies to treat many diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, and intestinal colitis. It belongs to the Musaceae family and has been identified to have several therapeutic effects and is used in the management of many medical conditions. The theory behind the use of plants and plant products for medicinal purposes is due to their phytochemical properties including glycosides, saponins, tannins, alkaloids and flavonoids. The information collected by researchers about the phytochemical properties of plants is important in determining the medicinal and informative effects of plants. Banana peels have been found to contain bioactive phytochemicals such as alkaloids, anthocyanins, flavonoids, glycosides, phlobatannins, tannins and terpenoids and have many organic and pharmacological properties. Anemia is a disorder observed as a decrease in the amount of haemoglobin in the blood. Haemoglobin is important for transporting oxygen to the body`s tissues and organs.

Before the development of modern medicine, people relied on medicinal plants to treat and manage illnesses. For a huge portion of people, mainly in the poor countries, medicinal herbs continue to offer excellent health protection. Date palm is a delicious, powerfully nutritious, aphrodisiac, tonic, and laxative fruit enjoyed by all since ancient times dates are seen to be an ideal food and part of a balanced diet because of the vital nutritional information included in them. Dates are not only able to increase haemoglobin levels, but also increase other haematological parameters, such as: ferritin levels, haematocrit, serum iron and transferrin saturation.