Application of plantain for health

The most powerful healing properties of plantain have been appreciated by people since time immemorial, and even children know about the methods of its use for disinfecting wounds and stopping bleeding. Admit it, you yourself have repeatedly applied a leaf of a healing plant to a fresh scratch or broken knee, having previously chewed or stretched it. But the healing properties of plantain go beyond first aid for wounds and bruises!



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People's doctors are convinced that plantain It's invaluable for health. "Site" will tell you why you should not neglect the healing properties of inconspicuous weed and why harvest its leaves from the summer. The most valuable medicine for a whole year!

Plantain leaves
  1. Plantain leaves have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and hemostatic properties. Even a child knows: if you rip off several leaves of a healing plant and apply it to an open wound, you can disinfect it and help speedy healing.


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  2. Plantain is able to suppress the growth of hemolytic streptococcus, pathogenic staphylococcus and Pseudomonas coli, having an anti-rotant effect.
  3. Preparations based on plantain perfectly affect the health of the gastrointestinal tract, regulate and normalize gastric secretion and have an antispasmodic effect.


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  4. Extracts and infusions from leaves, seeds and roots of the plant have good enveloping, softening and expectorant properties, have a soothing and analgesic effect.
  5. Cardiologists have identified the ability of plantain to reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood pressure and reduce the prevalence of aortic atheromatosis.


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Plantain juice for gastritis Preparation and use
  1. They harvest a medicine for gastritis during the flowering period of the plantain, tearing the leaves directly with cuttings away from the roads. The collected leaves are thoroughly washed under running water, laid out on paper or towel and dried for 3-4 hours.
  2. Dry leaves pass through the meat grinder, squeeze the juice out of the resulting flesh and mix with honey or sugar. 1 liter of juice will need 1 kilogram of sugar or 0.7 liters of liquid honey.
  3. The resulting mixture is thoroughly mixed with a wooden spoon or spatula in glass or enameled dishes, pour into a clean three-liter jar, close tightly and leave in a dark cool place for 2 weeks. Plantain juice Ready!
  4. Take 1 tbsp of natural medicine 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. Note that for a full course of treatment, you will need not 1, but 2 liters of medicinal plantain juice. During treatment, adhere to the recommendations of the doctor, exclude fried, fatty, smoked, salted, alcohol and tobacco from the diet.






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  • 400g plantain leaves
  • 500g sugar
  • 0.5 tables of water


Preparation and application
  1. Wash the leaves and stick them fine. Put it in a small pan, add sugar and water.
  2. Tomi mixture on a slow heat until it is light brown.
  3. Ready home medicine store in a jar with a sealed lid and use 1 tbsp on an empty stomach for a month.
  4. The pleasant-tasting mixture returns appetite, stimulates immunity, prevents seasonal colds and reduces the risk of activation of chronic diseases.




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By the way, plantain, which we are used to seeing at every step, in some countries is grown artificially specifically for the pharmacological industry. And centenarians-Japanese add a familiar plant to us in vitamin salads, grinded into useful seasonings and used in the preparation of fish and meat.

Despite the healing properties of plantain, as with other drugs, funds from this plant have several contraindications: gastric ulcer at the stage of exacerbation, gastritis with low acidity, colitis, varicose veins and thrombophlebitis. If these ailments bypassed you, do not neglect the useful properties of the plant and give the plantain a worthy place in the home medicine cabinet.

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