What are the pharmacological effects of plantain

Today our topic is about plantain, so let's first learn some information about plantain. Plantain, also known as pig's ear, is an angiosperm. It is a plant that we often see on the grass. So let's take a look at the pharmacological effects of plantain.

1. Effect on the urinary system: Plantain has a certain diuretic effect, which can increase the water excretion of dogs, rabbits and humans, and increase the excretion of urea, uric acid and sodium chloride. For normal people, taking 10g of Plantago seed decoction orally has a diuretic effect, but the total volume of the decoction and the daily water intake are not recorded, and there is a lack of 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. Antitussive, antiasthmatic and expectorant effects.

3. Anti-pathogenic microbial effect: Plantain water extract has different degrees of inhibitory effect on Trichophyton concentricum, Microsporum woolly tinea, Nocardia asteroides, etc. in test tubes. The plate punch method proved that Staphylococcus aureus was highly sensitive to plantain, Shigella dysenteriae sonnei was moderately sensitive, and Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella typhi were slightly sensitive.

4. Effects on the stomach and intestines: Giving 0.5g/kg of plantain water extract or infusion to dogs with Pavlov's small stomach and gastric fistula has a bidirectional regulatory effect on gastric juice secretion; it has an antagonistic effect on the excessive secretion of gastric juice caused by rutin and the insufficient secretion of gastric juice caused by adrenaline.

5. Anti-inflammatory effect.

In addition, plantain has anti-depressant effects and can also remove oxygen free radicals. Seeing that plantain has so many benefits, will you not ignore it in the future? Then if in the future, you can pick some plantain, and then go home to boil some plantain water, you can give it to your family. The plantain water may be a little sweet, so you can add a little sugar to it. In addition, plantain has a certain health care effect on the elderly and children. Seeing the above effects of plantain, you can solve the problems of people with related diseases in a targeted manner.