Effects of Plantago

As a herb, Plantain Seed is consumed as a medicine in many cases, because it can help people solve various physical ailments, and can clear away heat, detoxify, reduce swelling, stop bleeding, and cool blood. Plantain Seed can play its role, and is one of the best foods for our physical health. Let us take a closer look at why Plantain Seed is so popular among people.

In fact, the taste of Plantain seed is relatively sweet and bitter. Although it cannot be used as a dish on our table, it plays a great role in life as an auxiliary material, especially as a medicinal food, which is indispensable for people's health.

Pharmacological studies have shown that Plantago has a significant diuretic effect, can promote the secretion of respiratory glands, and dilute sputum, so it can eliminate phlegm and inhibit bacteria; it can also prevent and treat kidney stones and regulate intraocular pressure.

Plantago asiatica

Plantain seed porridge: 50 grams each of plantain seeds and polished rice. Put the plantain seeds into a gauze bag, add water and boil for 30 minutes, then take out the bag and discard it. Add polished japonica rice to the medicinal liquid, boil it with high heat first, then cook it into porridge with low heat, add appropriate amount of white sugar and it is ready to eat. This porridge has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, and improving eyesight. It is used for symptoms such as damp-heat stranguria, difficulty urinating, red and swollen eyes, and diarrhea caused by summer dampness. Yam and Plantain Seed Porridge: 30 grams of dried yam (ground into powder), 10 grams of plantain seeds, and 50 grams of polished rice. Put the plantain seeds into a bag, add water and boil for 30 minutes, then take out the bag and discard it. Add polished japonica rice to the medicinal liquid and cook into porridge. After boiling, add yam powder and cook into thick porridge. Take 3 times a day with meals, continuously. This porridge is good for urination and solidifying stool, and is suitable for people who have had unformed stool for a long time.

Plantain Leaf Porridge: 30 grams of fresh plantain leaves, 15 grams of green onion, 50 grams of polished rice, add appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat to cook the porridge. Add appropriate seasoning after the porridge is ready. This porridge has the effects of diuresis, clearing away blood heat and warming the body. It is suitable for urination pain, hematuria, edema, enteritis and diarrhea, red and swollen eyes, cough and sputum, etc.

The above is about the medicinal value of Plantago seed. In fact, although it is a relatively common, wild mountain herb, it has been recorded from ancient times to the present that Plantago seed can help us clear away heat and detoxify, clear the liver and improve eyesight. Especially for the relatively humid and hot summer, Plantago seed can play a great role in health care.