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Banana peel extract protects mouse lungs from smoke damage

OpenAlex · 2026-08-20

Extract from banana peel, usually thrown away as waste, protected mice lungs from cigarette smoke damage in a lab study, with higher doses giving stronger protection.

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Banana peel extract tested positive for alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, and saponins, all known antioxidant compounds

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Mice given no extract showed the worst lung damage score (2.3), while extract-treated groups showed a clear dose-response pattern

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The highest dose (84 mg/kg body weight) produced the best protection, with a lung damage score of just 1.0 compared to 1.7 at the lowest dose (42 mg/kg)

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