What is the medicinal value of Plantago

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. 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. Next, let me introduce the medicinal value of Plantago.

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.

Medicinal effects of psyllium

Plantago can promote the secretion of respiratory mucus, dilute sputum, and has expectorant, antitussive and antiasthmatic effects; it has inhibitory effects on various bacilli and staphylococci; it can increase the excretion of water, sodium chloride, urea and uric acid and has a diuretic effect; it can lower cholesterol; in modern clinical practice, it can be used to treat congestive heart failure, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, acute icteric hepatitis, etc.

Diet therapy of psyllium

1. Treatment of bacterial dysentery: 60g each of Plantago seed and stir-fried Coptis chinensis, 15g each of Sanguisorba officinalis, Gardenia jasminoides, and roasted Licorice root, 30g of dried tangerine peel (soaked and the white part removed). Grind the above medicines into coarse powder. Take 15 grams each time, decoct with rice water, and take on an empty stomach.

2. Treatment of psoriasis: 15 grams of plantain seeds (wrapped in cloth), 30 grams of coix seeds, 9 grams of silkworm feces (wrapped in cloth), and appropriate amount of white sugar. Add 500 ml of water to Plantain seeds and silkworm feces and boil until it becomes 200 ml. Then add coix seed and cook into a thin porridge. Add sugar to taste. Take 1 dose daily for 8 to 10 consecutive doses.

3. To treat infantile malnutrition: appropriate amount of Plantain seeds and 2 heads of garlic. Fry and grind the plantain seeds, mash the garlic, mix them evenly, and apply it on the navel for 4 hours.

4. To treat vomiting during pregnancy: 3 grams each of Plantago seed, ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, white Poria cocos, Ophiopogon japonicus, and roasted licorice, 15 grams of cinnamon heart, 100 grams of polished rice, and a little brown sugar. Put the first 7 Chinese medicinal herbs into a casserole, boil them in water, remove the residue and take the juice, then add the washed glutinous rice and cook into porridge, add a small amount of brown sugar for seasoning. Take once a day on an empty stomach.

5. To treat leucorrhea caused by dampness and toxins: 30 grams of Plantago seeds (wrapped in gauze), 30 grams of Poria powder, 60 grams of rice, and appropriate amount of white sugar. First add 300 ml of water to the Plantain seeds, boil for half an hour and then take out. Add rice and Poria powder and cook porridge together, then add sugar when the porridge is done. 2 times a day

As a medicinal material, Plantain Seed has unique effects and functions. It grows in a wide range of areas and can be 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. While using it, you can not only strengthen your physical fitness, but also make your life develop in a healthier direction.