medicinal herbs - plantain
Common plantain is one of the oldest medicinal plants. Back in China for medicinal purposes it was collected more than 3,000 years ago. The ancient Greeks and Romans used the seeds of plantain with dysentery, inflammatory conditions of the stomach, intestines and other diseases.
The juice of fresh leaves of plantain is effective in the treatment of corneal wounds, inhibits the growth of pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus in a dilution of 1:2, Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a dilution of 1:4 and retards the growth of hemolytic streptococcus in a dilution of 1:2. Extract from the leaves of sedative and hypotensive action. Aqueous extracts of the leaves of the plantain increase the activity of the cilia of ciliated airway epithelium, which leads to increased secretion of bronchial mucus, resulting in diluted sputum and facilitates its excretion by coughing. The extract from the leaves of plantain has a hemostatic, wound healing and bacteriostatic effect in the treatment of wounds. Plantain has a calming effect, lowers blood pressure.
In homeopathy, plantain juice is used for tachycardia, polyuria, impotence, headache, toothache, pain in the ears. As an anti-inflammatory, wound healing, hemostatic used infusion of plantain (externally).
In traditional medicine, the infusion of plantain leaves are used in bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough, tuberculosis of the lungs. In the practice of medicine preparations of plantain (Plantago including juice) is used in gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer. The infusion of plantain leaves are used externally for inflammatory diseases of the mouth and throat, bruises, wounds, cuts, chronic ulcers, burns, phlegmon, boils, septic wounds (both bacteriostatic and wound healing). In obstetrics and gynecology drugs plantain is used in the endometrium, myometrium of parameters, adieksite, as well as infertility, caused by anovulation, with metrorrhagia. Plantain juice is recommended for the treatment of wounds of the cornea, with neurodermatitis and acne.
In folk medicine, decoction, infusion, juice of plantain is used similarly to traditional medicine and, in addition, in nephritis, enuresis, diarrhea, anthrax, lung cancer. Preparations plantain is used as a tonic, protistotsidnoe.
In gynecology decoction of plantain seeds are used in the form of endocrine female infertility. In the Korean medicine psyllium seed extract is used as an expectorant. Plantain is a member of broth in cystitis. In Chinese medicine, plantain is used in diabetes, male and female sterility, decoction is used in diseases of the eye.
In folk medicine, the seeds of the plantain is used as a fixing for dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysentery. Decoctions and infusions of seeds used in ahilii. Powder (dry composition of psyllium) is used as an anti-inflammatory colitis, gastric and duodenal ulcers.
Recipes with plantain
In gastritis, colitis, enterocolitis, gastric ulcer and 12 duodenal ulcer 3 teaspoons of dried leaves per cup of boiling water. Insist 6-8 hours, to take a third cup half an hour before a meal.
Catarrh of upper respiratory tract take 1 tablespoon of dried plantain, pour a liter of boiling water in an enamel pot, hold it over a low heat for 10 minutes. Insist day in a warm place, can be wrapped in a blanket. Strain and take over the dining room couch three times a day for 15-20 minutes before eating.
In gastritis, colitis, enterocolitis best results can be achieved by drinking the juice of plantain 1 tablespoon 3 times a day for 15-20 minutes before eating. In winter, canned juice with vodka, mixing in equal proportions.
The infusion of plantain leaves a positive effect on the function of male sex glands, used for impotence. The infusion of plantain leaves are prepared as follows: 25 g of raw pour 200 ml of boiled water, 1 hour, then strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.
Infusion of psyllium 25 g of raw pour 200 ml boiling water, long agitated, and then filtered. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.
Plantain juice squeezed from fresh leaves, zagovlennyh from May to September. Leaves with a part of the cutting washed in cold water (let the water drain out), scalded with boiling water, mince and squeeze through the dense tissue. If the juice turned thick, it is diluted with water (1:1). Boil for 1-3 minutes. Take 1-2 tablespoons of juice with a tablespoon of honey 3-4 times a day before meals (juice diluted in half a glass of water at room temperature). The course of treatment - 30 days.
Oil with fresh plantain juice prepared as follows: take 50 g of plantain juice, 25 g of lanolin and petroleum jelly. The whole was mixed in a mortar or glassware.
Caution. Contraindications to the use of preparations of plantain are peptic ulcer with high acidity, a predisposition to thrombosis.
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Common plantain is one of the oldest medicinal plants. Back in China for medicinal purposes it was collected more than 3,000 years ago. The ancient Greeks and Romans used the seeds of plantain with dysentery, inflammatory conditions of the stomach, intestines and other diseases.
The juice of fresh leaves of plantain is effective in the treatment of corneal wounds, inhibits the growth of pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus in a dilution of 1:2, Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a dilution of 1:4 and retards the growth of hemolytic streptococcus in a dilution of 1:2. Extract from the leaves of sedative and hypotensive action. Aqueous extracts of the leaves of the plantain increase the activity of the cilia of ciliated airway epithelium, which leads to increased secretion of bronchial mucus, resulting in diluted sputum and facilitates its excretion by coughing. The extract from the leaves of plantain has a hemostatic, wound healing and bacteriostatic effect in the treatment of wounds. Plantain has a calming effect, lowers blood pressure.
In homeopathy, plantain juice is used for tachycardia, polyuria, impotence, headache, toothache, pain in the ears. As an anti-inflammatory, wound healing, hemostatic used infusion of plantain (externally).
In traditional medicine, the infusion of plantain leaves are used in bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough, tuberculosis of the lungs. In the practice of medicine preparations of plantain (Plantago including juice) is used in gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer. The infusion of plantain leaves are used externally for inflammatory diseases of the mouth and throat, bruises, wounds, cuts, chronic ulcers, burns, phlegmon, boils, septic wounds (both bacteriostatic and wound healing). In obstetrics and gynecology drugs plantain is used in the endometrium, myometrium of parameters, adieksite, as well as infertility, caused by anovulation, with metrorrhagia. Plantain juice is recommended for the treatment of wounds of the cornea, with neurodermatitis and acne.
In folk medicine, decoction, infusion, juice of plantain is used similarly to traditional medicine and, in addition, in nephritis, enuresis, diarrhea, anthrax, lung cancer. Preparations plantain is used as a tonic, protistotsidnoe.
In gynecology decoction of plantain seeds are used in the form of endocrine female infertility. In the Korean medicine psyllium seed extract is used as an expectorant. Plantain is a member of broth in cystitis. In Chinese medicine, plantain is used in diabetes, male and female sterility, decoction is used in diseases of the eye.
In folk medicine, the seeds of the plantain is used as a fixing for dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysentery. Decoctions and infusions of seeds used in ahilii. Powder (dry composition of psyllium) is used as an anti-inflammatory colitis, gastric and duodenal ulcers.
Recipes with plantain
In gastritis, colitis, enterocolitis, gastric ulcer and 12 duodenal ulcer 3 teaspoons of dried leaves per cup of boiling water. Insist 6-8 hours, to take a third cup half an hour before a meal.
Catarrh of upper respiratory tract take 1 tablespoon of dried plantain, pour a liter of boiling water in an enamel pot, hold it over a low heat for 10 minutes. Insist day in a warm place, can be wrapped in a blanket. Strain and take over the dining room couch three times a day for 15-20 minutes before eating.
In gastritis, colitis, enterocolitis best results can be achieved by drinking the juice of plantain 1 tablespoon 3 times a day for 15-20 minutes before eating. In winter, canned juice with vodka, mixing in equal proportions.
The infusion of plantain leaves a positive effect on the function of male sex glands, used for impotence. The infusion of plantain leaves are prepared as follows: 25 g of raw pour 200 ml of boiled water, 1 hour, then strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.
Infusion of psyllium 25 g of raw pour 200 ml boiling water, long agitated, and then filtered. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.
Plantain juice squeezed from fresh leaves, zagovlennyh from May to September. Leaves with a part of the cutting washed in cold water (let the water drain out), scalded with boiling water, mince and squeeze through the dense tissue. If the juice turned thick, it is diluted with water (1:1). Boil for 1-3 minutes. Take 1-2 tablespoons of juice with a tablespoon of honey 3-4 times a day before meals (juice diluted in half a glass of water at room temperature). The course of treatment - 30 days.
Oil with fresh plantain juice prepared as follows: take 50 g of plantain juice, 25 g of lanolin and petroleum jelly. The whole was mixed in a mortar or glassware.
Caution. Contraindications to the use of preparations of plantain are peptic ulcer with high acidity, a predisposition to thrombosis.
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