We often see plantain on the country roads in the countryside. This kind of Chinese medicine is not difficult to find and may be familiar to it.
Plantaceae, also known as flat plantain, plant tea grass, and toad leaf, has recognized medicinal and edible value. Chinese medicine believes that plantain can be used as a medicine to diuresis, clear heat, improve eyesight, and cure sputum. But how should plantain be eaten correctly? Let’s talk about this issue together!
Plantain has such a great medicinal value, do you know?
The flowering period of plantain is from May to September, and the fruiting period is from June to October; the leaves are flat or upright, oval or ovum-lanceolate, and the edges of the leaves have irregular serrations; It is mainly born in the grass on hillsides, roadsides, and streams. Plantain is cold in nature and sweet in taste.
has the functions of clearing heat and diuresis, cooling blood, relieving cough, relieving asthma, expectorating, and detoxifying , which belongs to the category of diuretic and leaching drugs under the classification of water exudation and dampness medicine. According to related studies, it has been found that it has a two-way regulating effect on the secretion of gastric juice, which can temporarily increase the secretion of intestinal juice, deepen and enlarge the breathing, and promote the secretion of the bronchi and digestive tract.
is recorded in "Hunan Medicine History", plantain and iron horse whip, smashed and washed with water, can treat diarrhea and other diseases. However, it is recorded in the "Shi Yi Xin Jian" that the plantain leaves are smashed, the juice is twisted and the juice is tripled, the honey is doubled, and the rehmannia yellow juice is tripled. Photogenic, slightly warm, hollow into two servings. It can treat blood in urine and pain.
Plantain is a very common Chinese medicinal material in daily life. It is often used to help clear away heat and detoxify. However, although many people know plantain, the correct use of plantain is not special. To understanding.
Plantain has four main functions, it is likely to need to be used
Clearing heat and relieving fire: Plantaria is sweet, cold and slippery, can clear heat, diuresis and reduce swelling, so it is commonly used Symptoms such as diarrhea, damp-heat drenching turbidity and jaundice. For those who have urinary leaching pain and heat accumulation in the bladder, Mutong, cork, talc, etc. can be used as a compatibility, such as the modified nourishing kidney soup in "The New Meanings of Miscellaneous Disease Treatment".
Patients with urinary problems can be matched with Lycopersicon esculenta, Houttuynia cordata, Motherwort, Oldenlandia diffusa, such as the five-grass soup in "Selected Secret Prescriptions of Famous and Old Chinese Medicine". For patients with damp-heat jaundice, it can be combined with Lysimachia, dandelion, cylindrica, and gardenia to enhance the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness.
Antitussive and expectorant: Plantago decoction can increase tracheal secretions and have obvious expectorant effects, but its strength is not as good as Platycodon grandiflorum. The expectorant effect of plantain is maintained for more than 6-7 hours.
Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory: The purslane in the plantain is a natural antibiotic. It contains a variety of natural antibacterial and anti-inflammatory ingredients, which can eliminate Shigella and Typhoid in the human body , And Staphylococcus aureus, prevent inflammation in the human body, and can enhance the activity of human phagocytes, at the same time can assist in the treatment of various inflammations in humans, and improve the body's antiviral ability.
Tongli urine, assists in lowering uric acid : Plantain has a certain diuretic effect, which can increase the excretion of water, and increase the excretion of urea, uric acid and sodium chloride. Normal people take 10g of Psyllium decoction orally, which has a diuretic effect, but there is no record of daily water volume and total volume of the decoction, and there is no strict control for the time being.
Plantain is not suitable for everyone to eat, these two types of people should pay attention to
1. Do not eat plantain with weak spleen and stomach
People with weak spleen and stomach should eat less plantain, or even not eat plantain. Because the gastrointestinal function of these people is relatively weak, plantain is a kind of 性寒食品. Regular consumption is not conducive to gastrointestinal peristalsis, and may cause gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea, abdominal pain , which will hurt The spleen and stomach affect the growth and development and health of the body.
2. Do not eat plantain during pregnancy
For the first trimester of pregnancy, it is a critical period for fetal development. Do not use plantain at this time, because plantain is A cold food may cause fetal development malformations, so pregnant women must follow the doctor's instructions to use psyllium and other drugs.
In fact, Plantaceae whole body is Bao , the stems and leaves are matured for medicinal use, and the whole plant is picked. The best time is late spring and early summer.
Its plant seeds are called Psyllium in medicine, which are matured in stages from bottom to top. The seeds are green when they are not mature and black when they are mature. Picking plantain should be done on sunny days and cannot be picked at one time. When the best time comes, as soon as the plantain matures, pick it immediately.
and plantain is a very common medicine of , so when you get angry or have urinary system diseases, and feel that your body is damp, you can take plantain, but you can Pay attention to the correct way of taking it before the grass.
In addition, although plantain has many effects, not everyone can take it. It is recommended not to take plantain for a long time or excessively.
References:
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[2]李蒙; .The extraction process of flavonoids from plantain seedlings[J].Journal of Xi'an University of Arts and Science (Natural Science Edition),2018,v.21;No.84(01):83-85.
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