The efficacy and function of Chinese medicine Plantago

Some wild plants have been well utilized by people, not only in the past but also now. People today have inherited many good practices from their predecessors and use the products of nature for their own benefit. While using it, you can not only strengthen your physical fitness, but also make your life develop in a healthier direction. There are many kinds of plants in the wild, and they are made into different items according to different needs.

Plantago, as a product of nature, has been used by humans since a long time ago and continues to be used today. Presumably, Plantago must be of great benefit to people. Let us find out today.

The effects of Plantago: Functions and indications: clearing away heat and promoting diuresis; dispelling dampness and stopping diarrhea; improving eyesight; and removing phlegm. It is used to treat dysuria, stranguria and leukorrhea, edema, diarrhea caused by summer heat and dampness, red eyes and cataracts, and cough and asthma caused by phlegm and heat.

Main functions and effects:

1. Diuresis and relieving stranguria (stranguria, edema, hematuria); diuretic effect: Normal people take 10g of Plantago seed decoction internally, which has a diuretic effect, but the total volume of the decoction and the daily water intake are not recorded, lacking strict control. There is no obvious diuretic effect when taking plantain seed decoction in normal people and rabbits. Plantago seeds also have no diuretic effect.

2. Effect on joint capsule: When small amounts of Plantago seed decoction are injected multiple times into the rabbit knee joint cavity, synovial inflammation occurs first, followed by connective tissue hyperplasia. Therefore, it is possible to restore the original tension of the relaxed joint capsule. It can be used clinically for temporomandibular joint subluxation.

In addition, Plantago seed can also clear away heat and remove toxins (carbuncle, dysentery), clear the liver and improve eyesight, eliminate phlegm, treat urinary obstruction, treat hematuria, treat leucorrhea, treat diarrhea, treat jaundice, treat colds, treat epistaxis, treat hypertension, treat conjunctivitis, treat mumps, treat convulsions, treat epilepsy in children, treat bleeding from wounds, and treat ulcers.

Plantain grows widely and is found in almost every province. Therefore, it is not difficult for people who are interested to find Plantain seeds. People can pick plantain seeds and eat them according to their own situation. In this way, some physical symptoms will be greatly improved.