Plantain is a perennial medicinal plant, often found along roadsides, on grassy slopes, fields, wastelands, meadows, clearings.
Lanceolate plantain: description
Herbaceous culture is characterized by long (up to 40 cm), slightly pubescent, narrow-lanceolate leaves, united in a rosette. Arcuate veins (from 3 to 7 pieces) are clearly visible on the leaf plate. Stems erect, leafless, 10 to 40 cm high.
Flowers are inconspicuous in appearance, collected in a short spike of a cylindrical or ovoid shape. During the flowering period (from May to September), spikelets are overgrown with numerous stamens.
Plantain lanceolate: medicinal properties
The medicinal properties of such a herbal culture, popularly referred to as "arzhenik", "rye", "wounded", have been appreciated since ancient times and are successfully used in the treatment of many diseases. Plantain large, plantain lanceolate, found everywhere, are characterized by restorative, hemostatic, healing properties, are used as an anticancer agent for skin cancers.
BFirst of all, the lanceolate plantain is known as a plant that can heal wounds. Many knowledgeable people with bruises, scratches, insect bites apply fresh leaves, previously washed and ground, to the affected area. The result is not long in coming: plantain lanceolate soothes pain, stops itching, and removes swelling. In combination with a decoction of chamomile, plantain juice can heal wounds that do not heal for a long time.
Harvesting of leaf mass can be carried out throughout the summer, but the best time for harvesting is considered to be the time before the flowering of the plant. It is not recommended to collect lanceolate plantain (Plantain family) along roadsides; although the culture is common in such places, it will not bring any benefit, as it is saturated with car exhaust.
For the treatment of wounds, the use of dry leaves of the plant is effective, 3 tablespoons of which must be poured with 2 cups of boiling water, insisted for 2 hours and used to wash injured areas. Also, the healing composition can be used in the form of lotions for bruises, abrasions, tumors. To do this, moisten gauze in the infusion and apply to the affected area, fixing it with a bandage on top.
Plantain lanceolate (photo available in the article) - first aid for nettle burns. It is required to attach a crushed leaf of the plant to the burn site and watch how the reddening of the skin and bubbles literally disappear before our eyes.
Plantain against cough andcolds
Plantain lanceolate, characterized by antibacterial properties, due to the content of tonic bitterness and silicic acid in its composition, has proven itself in the treatment of whooping cough and colds accompanied by cough. Protecting the mucous membranes, causes a decrease in the urge to cough, sputum separation, stops the development of the inflammatory process and prevents the spread of bacteria. The simplest remedy is leaf juice mixed with honey, which, by the way, is not susceptible to mold, which differs from the juices of other crops. Plantain lanceolate is able to effectively fight inflammation in the throat and alleviate irritation of the upper respiratory tract.
This he althy tea
Plantain tea with regular use helps in the treatment of women's diseases, corrects the state of the body with whites and too heavy menstruation, is considered an effective remedy for hemorrhoids, normalizes the genitourinary system. There is an opinion that such a drink can get rid of round worms. To prepare it, a glass of boiling water should brew 1-2 teaspoons of leaves and leave for about a quarter of an hour. Strain. Drink 2-3 cups a day, with the first cup taken in the morning on an empty stomach. He althy tea drinking can be sweetened with a spoonful of honey.
We are treated with plantain
For gastric diseases, allergies, cystitis, anemia, hemorrhoids, colds, pulmonary tuberculosis, juice, decoction and infusion of plantain leaves are effective, which has expectorant,antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties. When bleeding gums with an infusion based on such a plant, it is required to rinse the mouth regularly.
Fresh juice is consumed in small quantities (about a tablespoon) several times a day a quarter of an hour before meals. For sweetness and enhancing the effect, it can be mixed in equal proportions with honey. Such a remedy normalizes the work of the gastrointestinal tract, relieves cough and fever. To prepare juice, fresh leaves of plantain lanceolate should be ground in a mortar, add a little water and heat to a boil. No need to strain.
Psyllium root in the form of an extract is used as a means of preventing the formation of tumors; used internally for tuberculosis, fever.
Plantain lanceolate has sedative properties, so its use is recommended for increased irritability, neuroses and sleep problems. Infusions based on this plant gently lower high blood pressure while reducing the load on the cardiovascular system.
Psyllium seeds in the treatment of diseases
In the treatment of constipation and chronic colitis, an infusion of psyllium seeds helps: a tablespoon should be poured with ½ cup of boiling water, insisted for half an hour, taken in the morning and evening, along with seeds containing fatty oils and mucus.
Decoction of psyllium seeds has long been used in folk medicine to treat sugardiabetes, female infertility due to hormonal deficiency, as well as bleeding ulcers of the intestines and stomach and various inflammatory processes accompanied by internal bleeding.
Psyllium seed decoction recipe:
- 5 gr. seeds;
- 100 ml boiling water.
Boil in a water bath for about 5 minutes, cool and take on an empty stomach a tablespoon once a day. It is recommended to prepare a fresh decoction before each use.
Externally soaked in boiling water, the seeds are used by nursing mothers to treat cracked nipples.
Lanceolate plantain in cooking
In cooking, plantain is an excellent source of organic acids and carbohydrates, used in the preparation of salads, as an additional ingredient for cereals, mashed potatoes, drinks.
For a he althy light salad, you will need to mix young chopped plantain leaves, nettle, celery and green onions. Fill with vegetable oil.
No less delicious salad with onion and plantain. To prepare it, you need to scald nettle and plantain leaves with boiling water, chop together with onions, add a boiled egg. Top with sour cream.
