Plantain is one of the most widely used medicinal plants and for this purpose has been used for centuries. Find out what all these miraculous cures plant
Plantain is a perennial herb that is distributed all over the world. It grows on lawns and meadows up to 2,500 meters above sea level, and can grow up to two feet.
Although the stems of plantain medicinal, mainly used its leaves, which are harvested from the beginning of May to August, while the plant is in bloom, and the seeds are still not ripe. The leaves are dried in the shade, in a draft, and healing are only those leaves that retain the green color when dry.
Plantain contains a number of vitamins and minerals, such as vitamins C and K, then tannin, pectin, choline, iron, potassium, calcium, and contains very important glycoside Aucubin.
Thanks to all these active ingredients plantain acts as an antibiotic. Freshly squeezed juice is used to treat coughs, bronchitis and pulmonary diseases.
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Beneficial effects on the digestive system, so it is recommended to treat diarrhea, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach and the stomach and duodenum, and some studies have shown that an extract of plantain cures hemorrhoids.
If plantain want to put on a wound or burn, the fresh leaves should view and steamed and then applied to the wound.
Tea is very easy to prepare - teaspoon dry, finely powdered leaves plantain pour with 2 dl of boiling water and let stand 20 minutes, then strain. Tea you can drink preventively, and you can use it as a coating for the treatment of conjunctivitis.