You can meet the plantain almost everywhere, but they appear in May, so collecting raw materials for the preparation of medicines at home will not be difficult. It will be interesting to know that this plant is spread not only in our country. Plantain grows in the mountain deserts of South America, they are found high in the mountains, and in Hawaii there are specimens up to two meters high.
Healing properties
Before you can prepare a tincture, a decoction or a compress from a plantain, you should know what diseases it is capable of curing.
- Any damage to the skin, whether it be opening of a wound or bruises and bruises. This is possible due to the fact that psyllium has the ability to relieve inflammation, stop bleeding, fight bacteria and allergies.
- Preparations based on it are used to treat eye diseases and headaches
- Tinctures well help to cope with diseases of the gallbladder, metabolism and help disrupt the processing of glucose in diabetes mellitus
- Plantain also has a beneficial effect on the digestive system. It increases appetite and has a complex effect on the digestive tract, stimulating the production of gastric juice. Helps cure ulcers and colitis, as well as stop the recurrence of chronic gastritis.
- Decoctions of plantain leaves are used to combat diseases of the respiratory system, including tuberculosis and bronchitis
- Tincture based on plants used as a sedative, as well as to regulate the work of the heart and normalize blood pressure.
- Seeds of grass are used to mitigate feces with constipation. Also, the remedy is used to relieve inflammation during hemorrhoids and inflammation of the intestine.
Contraindications
Prohibitions for the use of plantain is not so much:
- Patients who have increased gastric acidity
- Propensity to form blood clots
Recipes for home remedies
Infusion for the respiratory system
A tablespoon of dry leaves of plantain pour a glass of water and boil it. Then the liquid needs to be properly wrapped and allowed to stand for two hours. Then the tincture should be filtered and drunk on a tablespoon three times a day.
The same broth is drunk and in violation of the digestive system. But in this case, the dosage should be increased and drunk the medicine four times a day for thirty minutes before meals. Another means for these diseases is pure juice squeezed from the leaves of the plant.
From constipation and inflammation
To get rid of these problems, take two tablespoons of psyllium seeds, pour them a glass of boiling water and shake well in a closed container.
Use recommend two tablespoons before meals three times a day.
Cure for an ulcer
Squeeze the juice from the leaves of the herb and mix with a teaspoon of honey. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for twenty minutes. This medicine can be prepared for future use and stored in a refrigerator in a container with a tightly closed lid.
For open wounds
To quickly heal purulent wounds and scratches, the leaves of plantain should be washed, make small incisions on them and attach to the wound.
Although plantain-based remedies are considered quite effective, it is not recommended to start taking them alone, especially to older people. But to treat open wounds on the body, the plant can be used quite actively, as it will not bring harm exactly.