Diuretic and antidiarrheal, fire removal effects.

Psyllium is a diuretic herb, so it is easy to cause the body to have low potassium or other electrolyte abnormalities after entering the body. Therefore, plantain can be brewed and drunk, but must not be taken for a long time.

It is not recommended to take it for people who are weak or who have slippery semen or who are not solid, mainly because the plantain will lead to electrolyte disorders and gastrointestinal disorders after it enters the body. p>The story goes that Ma Wu, a famous general of the Han Dynasty, once led his army to conquer the Qiang people in Wuling, lost the battle due to the rusty terrain, and was besieged in a deserted place. At the height of summer, and encountered a drought without rain, soldiers and horses are due to a lack of water and got "urea blood", the local and there is no clear water medicine, the soldiers are all anxious.

A horseman named Zhang Yong accidentally found that there are three horses suffering from blood in the urine without treatment, feel strange, search for the root cause, only to see the ground like a piece of the cow's ear-shaped weeds were eaten by the horse. In order to confirm its effect, he personally tried to take, also effective. So he reported to Ma Wu. General Ma was overjoyed and asked where this grass was born. Zhang Yong pointed with his hand far away and said, "Just in front of the big car."

Ma Wu laughed and said, "This God help me also, a good car in front of the grass." He immediately ordered the whole army to eat this grass, and after serving it, he was cured of blood in urine. The name of the plant was then passed down to the next generation.

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