The Plantain Herb – Plantago Major

The Plantain herb, Plantago major is one of the wild herbs, which almost everyone knows, however, hardly anyone knows the name. Plantain herb is one of the medicinal plants most commonly used. This is thanks to its amazing antibiotic effect. This is due to the secondary plant material contained in plantain Aucubin, which acts as a natural antibiotic.

Plantain herb belongs to the family of the plantain plants and grows on meadows, fields, and along roadsides. It is a herbaceous plant that can grow up to 50 cm high and develops tiny, cream-colored flowers from May to September. The plantain herb is also eatable.

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Effect and healing power of the plantain herb

Plantain is an excellent herb that you can use against various ailments. It is particularly good a Cough remedy; its positive influence on the lung is well known. But you can apply this herb also chewed on fresh wounds, where it acts thanks to its antibiotic and hemostatic effect against infections and contributes to wound healing.

The following properties are also distinguished from plantain herb. It acts:

antibacterial,
astringent,
blood purifier,
wound healing
anti-inflammatory,
by cough
soothing
diuretic
and expectorant.
The application areas

Plantain acts  on the digestive system, skin, respiratory system, and metabolism and you can use to treat..:

eczema,
Eye infections
Insect bites,
Respiratory diseases,
liver problems
and edema.
The plantain can be used for infusion of the seeds and the plant and juice or as a tea.

Plantain herb indication

Inflammation of the mouth and throat, colds, catarrh, skin inflammation, skin diseases, skin injuries, insect bites, wound healing

Plantain Herb – Application

Plantain leaves can be used internally and externally. Internal use is mainly to treat colds and inflammatory processes of the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat and upper respiratory tract. You can apply Plantain externally to treat inflammatory lesions, skin diseases, skin injuries, and insect bites.

Traditionally, one uses the plant in general to strengthen the airways. Folk medicine uses plantain for centuries to prevent coughing, ulcers around the mouth, and primary wound care. Also, it is sometimes used for local hemostasis. Homeopathy uses mainly fresh plantain to treat toothache with caries.

Plantain Herb – effect

The mucilage contained in the drug act soothing, the tannins astringent (astringent) and iridoids antibacterial. In particular, the Aucubin has inhibitory effects on the growth of certain bacteria such as Klebsiella pneumonia, a pathogen of infections of the urinary and respiratory tract, and Staphylococcus aureus, a pathogen of skin infections, muscle diseases, and pneumonia. The anti-inflammatory properties of plantain, the Aucubin because this is probably the synthesis of certain inflammatory mediators (eg prostaglandins). Plantain leaves also promote wound healing and have a pain-relieving effect.

Plantain herb as natural plasters

And if you went on long walks and have blisters or simply have insect bites, your patch grows right on the wayside: Squish the freshly picked plantain leaves just slightly, for such small fresh injuries, and place it on the sore spots or enter in your stockings. The abundant enter in your stockings.  The abundant juice helps itching and swelling.

The emergency patch of the meadow can help against blisters also preventively. Try it and rub it before a hike into your feet. With Plantain juice and or a finished product, such as tincture or syrup. You may pat on the wounds and use the plantain as a natural plaster. If you dilute the juice with chamomile tea, you have an effective cover for sore and tired feet.

Plantain herb tea as a spring detox

How to prepare a tea that is good for a detox:

Mix 1 tablespoon of each plantain, nettle, dandelion, yarrow, and peppermint leaves together.

Pour  1/4 liter of boiling water over 1 tablespoon of this mixture

Let sit for 2 to 3 min, then strain.

Drinking this tea for several weeks every day 1 cup. (2 to 3 tablespoons of

plantain juice a day are also suitable for a spring makeover.)

also suitable for a spring makeover.)

Collect plantain herb

The leaves of plantain you can collect up to the end of September, in order to produce syrup or dry them as tea herbs. By selecting leaves from the plant center, since these have the highest potency. By selecting leaves from the plant center, since these have the highest potency. You should also do this in dry weather at low-emission points and dry the collected plant parts quickly because they easily get rotten when they try to slow.

How to make cough syrup of plantain

For Plantain cough syrup you need:

fresh plantain leaves, collect only fresh leaves, not directly at the roadside or at “Dog routes”, picked apart into pieces, organic sugar in approximately the same amount Keep ready also a sufficient screw-cap bottle  for the finished syrup

How to do:

Put the plantain leaves with organic sugar in alternating layers into jars until completely full.

Finish with a layer of sugar.

Seal the jar and label write contents and date.

Now you have to leave it for about three months until the sugar has completely liquefied.

Then pour the syrup through a sieve and express the leaves.

Label the finished syrup is then bottled. Use little glass bottles.

You can even preserve this syrup at room temperature for about a year and you can keep it in the refrigerator.

For coughs, take 2-3 tablespoons a day, children 2-3 teaspoons.

Most respiratory infections are caused by the viral way since antibiotics are ineffective. In this case, such a gentle therapy is just right!

However, always watch out and see a doctor in case of worsening of symptoms!

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