How to boil plantain to drink water

Plantain is a natural woody plant. The seeds and wolf grass of this plant can be used as medicine. After being used as medicine, their efficacy and function are very high. Plantain can also be used as a health food for people to take. After drying, it can be used directly for soaking in water. So in daily life, what are the benefits of drinking plantain soaked in water for the human body?

1. The effect of drinking plantain soaked in water

1. Prevent and relieve gout

Drinking plantain soaked in water can accelerate the metabolism of uric acid in the body, prevent the conversion of uric acid in the body, and inhibit the body's absorption of acidic substances. Excessive uric acid is also the main cause of gout in the body. Therefore, if we insist on drinking plantain soaked in water, it can prevent the occurrence of gout. For those who suffer from gout, after drinking plantain tea, the pain caused by gout can be significantly relieved.

2. It helps with urination and swelling

Facilitating urination and reducing swelling is also the main function of drinking plantain soaked in water. Because plantain itself is a diuretic herb, it can be taken after being mixed with boiling water, which can allow the body to absorb its medicinal ingredients as soon as possible, allowing it to play a stronger medicinal role. When the body has difficulty urinating and edema, drinking plantain soaked in water in time can increase the amount of gas in urine and promote the excretion of uric acid and sodium ions in the body.

3. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory

Drinking plantain in water can also play an important role in inhibiting bacteria and inflammation. The medicinal ingredients it contains can reduce the activity of various microorganisms in the human body, and can inhibit the activity of tinea and skin fungi in the human body, which can reduce their harm to the human body. Plantain tea can not only be drunk but also applied directly externally. In particular, when people have fungal dermatitis, using the water soaked with plantain to clean the wound can quickly relieve pain and itching.

2. Taboos of drinking plantain soaked in water

People with weak spleen and stomach or those with a weak and cold constitution in daily life are strictly prohibited from drinking plantain tea, because plantain itself is a Chinese herbal medicine with a cold nature. It contains a lot of harmful ingredients. After these people drink it in water, it will increase the cold substances in the body, which can easily aggravate the symptoms of weak spleen and stomach, and cause various physical discomforts, which will have a negative impact on their health.