Plantain, also known as carrot and toad grass, is a traditional Chinese medicine that can diuretic and dampness, and has the functions of eliminating phlegm, antitussive, and relieving asthma. The young stems and leaves or seedlings of plantain are edible and are a delicious wild vegetable with no toxic side effects.

Plantain is a treasure all over the body. Its nature and flavor are sweet, cold and non-toxic. It clears away heat and diuresis, eliminates phlegm and relieves cough, clears the liver and improves eyesight. "Compendium of Materia Medica" believes that long-term use can lighten the body and resist aging. Plantain has the effects of lowering blood pressure and treating acute hepatitis and acute and chronic bronchitis. According to pharmacological experiments, plantain contains plantain glycoside, ursolic acid, vitamin C, and vitamin B. When combined with jujube and wolfberry, it can not only complement each other, but also interact with each other. It can clear away heat and diuresis, nourish the liver, nourish yin and nourish the kidneys.

There are many ways to eat plantain. Slightly blanch the young stems, leaves or seedlings in boiling water, then soak them in water for several hours, remove them and chop them into pieces. They can be stir-fried, eaten cold, made into soup or made into noodles. Can be steamed or eaten. Fresh and tender plantain served cold has antihypertensive effect. Fresh plantain fried with eggs can cure enteritis and dysentery. Plantain leaves are boiled into porridge with millet, scallions and other vegetables, which can reduce heat, eliminate phlegm, diuresis and improve eyesight. Wolfberry, jujube and plantain soup is a very good soup for clearing away heat, detoxifying, nourishing the liver and nourishing yin.