Plantain large. Useful properties and treatment of diseases

Plantain large is a well-known and rather popular medicinal plant. His homeland - Central Europe, he grows in Russia. The shape of the leaf of this plant resembles the trace of a human foot.

Three thousand years ago the plantain was used by Chinese healers for the treatment of many diseases, since the leaves of this plant help to get rid of digestive problems, chronic gastritis and ulcers, it also perfectly stops blood and heals wounds.

This plant has not only healing qualities, it can also be eaten, as it is rich in riboflavin and vitamin B1. Its chemical composition contains glycosides and acids such as ascorbic, chlorogenic, citric, benzoic, salicylic, and many others.

Plantain. Treatment of ailments

Seeds and leaves of plantain kill bacteria, remove foci of inflammation, fight with cough, and are also used as an antidote, diuretic, expectorant, astringent, cardiac, sedative, haemostatic, ophthalmic and anthelmintic.

The results of clinical studies have shown that psyllium can be successfully used to treat asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, bladder problems, hypertension, fever and rheumatism.

A decoction prepared from the leaves of this plant helps to cope with such ailments as:

- gastritis;

- Peptic ulcer disease;

- dysentery;

- diarrhea;

- hemorrhoids;

- Cystitis;

- irritable bowel syndrome;

- Sinusitis.

Moreover, the medicinal properties of plantain help to stop smoking, as this plant causes a strong aversion to tobacco and tobacco smoke. It is widely used as a preparatory tool in the process of abandoning this unhealthy habit.

Plantain large is an affordable and very effective hemostatic agent, which also has a pronounced antibacterial effect. He not only stops blood quickly, but also helps restore the integrity of the skin.

If you heat the leaves of this plant, you can get wonderful lotions, healing wounds, skin inflammation, cuts, malignant ulcers, bites and swelling. Using such a tool, it is possible to prevent the formation of scars and scars.

To protect against bites and poison, rattlesnakes usually use the plantain root. Its seeds are about a third of mucus, which is a good laxative and soothing intestinal membrane means, due to the fact that it swells in the intestine. They are also used to fight worms and other parasitic worms. The plantain broth, diluted with clean drinking water, is an excellent eye wash lotion.

Folk recipes

From this plant, you can prepare therapeutic herbal tea, which will help with cold and flu. To do this, take a tablespoon of dried or fresh plantain (it can be seeds, leaves or roots), pour a glass of steep boiling water and let it brew for at least ten minutes. If desired, you can add a little sugar to the resulting broth. Drinking such a medicine is recommended every other day.

To make a healing ointment, you need to take an entire plant and cut it into a large nonmetallic container, then add one glass of fat and cook the resulting mass on low heat, covering it with a lid. Continue this is until the formation of a soft green product. The resulting broth can be used with bites of various insects, burns, rashes, and as a remedy for wrinkles. It should be remembered that this tool is recommended to use only in a cold form.