The efficacy and function of Plantago asiatica[picture]

Friends who don’t know Plantago seed [Picture] will not understand what effects and functions Plantago seed [Picture] has. Plantago seed [Picture] is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. Many people only know it in terms of its appearance, so it is difficult to understand what benefits Plantago seed [Picture] can really bring to people’s bodies. We need to have a deep understanding of Plantago seed [Picture] as a medicinal material.

【English name】 SEMEN PLANTAGINIS

[Source] This product is the dried mature seeds of Plantago asiatica L. or Plantago depressa Willd. of the Plantaginaceae family . When the seeds are ripe in summer and autumn, the fruit clusters are harvested, dried, the seeds are rubbed out, and impurities are removed.

[Properties] This product is oval, irregular oblong or triangular oblong, slightly flat, about 2mm long and 1mm wide. The surface is yellow-brown to dark brown with fine wrinkles, and one side has a grayish-white concave hilum. Hard texture. Slight odor, light taste.

【Identification】 (1) Plantain powder is dark yellow-brown in color. The outer epidermal cells of the seed coat are square or slightly elongated in cross section, and the cell walls are mucilaginous. The epidermal cells within the seed coat are rectangular in surface view, 5 to 19 μm in diameter, up to about 83 μm in length, with thin walls, wavy shapes, and often arranged in a mosaic pattern. The endosperm cells have very thick walls and are filled with tiny starch grains.

[Preparation] Salted Plantain Seed: Take clean Plantain Seed and stir-fry it according to the salt water roasting method (Appendix Ⅱ D) until it starts to crackle, then spray with salt water and stir-fry until dry.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, slightly cold.

[entry into meridians] Enter the liver, kidney, lung and small intestine meridians.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, promotes diuresis, eliminates dampness and relieves stranguria, improves eyesight and eliminates phlegm. It is used for edema, painful stranguria caused by heat, diarrhea caused by summer heat and dampness, red and swollen eyes, and cough caused by phlegm and heat.

[Usage and Dosage] 9-15g, preferably wrapped and decocted in decoction.

【Storage】Place in ventilated and dry place, away from moisture.

[Remarks] It is used for symptoms such as damp-heat invasion, dribbling and painful urination, etc. It is often used in combination with Akebia, Talcum, etc. It also has significant effects on edema, difficulty urinating and other symptoms, and is commonly used in clinical practice, mainly for solid diseases. For example, for edema due to kidney deficiency, it can be used together with cooked rehmannia, cinnamon, aconite, and Achyranthes bidentata. For treating diarrhea caused by damp-heat, it can be used alone for mild symptoms, while for more severe cases, it can be used together with Poria cocos, Polyporus umbellatus, Alisma orientalis, Coix seed, etc. It is used for red, swollen and painful eyes or blurred vision. If the red, swollen and painful eyes are caused by liver fire, it can be used together with chrysanthemum, cassia seed, and green box. If the blurred vision and tears in the wind are caused by liver and kidney deficiency, it can be used together with cooked rehmannia and dodder seed. It is more suitable for cough caused by lung heat, and can be used together with expectorant and cough suppressant drugs such as almond, platycodon, and perilla seed.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

[Source] "Ben Jing"

From the above introduction to Plantago seed [picture], we can see that Plantago seed [picture] is of great help to the human body. It can improve some bad symptoms of the human body and is a very useful medicinal material for the human body.