(Compendium)

Originally from the leaves of plantain, Plantago ovata, family Plantaginaceae; for details on plant morphology, see "Plantain Root".

Collected throughout the year.

The taste is sweet and cold.

①The Materia Medica Rexin: "Sweet and bitter in flavor, cold in nature, non-toxic."

②Jiangxi Herbal Medicine: "Cool in nature, bland in flavor."

Categorized as "Materia Medica Rexin": "Entering the heart and liver meridians."

Functions and IndicationsClearing heat, diuretic, detoxification. Treating fever, heatstroke, foot odor, carbuncle and heat poisoning, burns.

①The Materia Medica Rexin: "Treating heart fire as fever, liver heat and wind, removing vexation and relieving heatstroke."

② "Modern Practical Chinese Medicine": "Diuretic. Treatment of foot fungus, external use to eliminate carbuncles and swellings."

③Chinese Medicinal Plant Illustrated Guide: "Skin and leaves: apply to bee and gadfly stings to relieve pain and stop bleeding."

Use and dosage Internal: decoction. Externally: pounded compresses or powdered and mixed compresses.

Selected prescription①To treat the first outbreak of swelling and poison: plantain leaves are grinded and applied with ginger juice. ("Sheng Hui Fang")

② treatment of burns: plantain leaves, powder. Blisters have been broken, sesame oil dressing; blisters are not broken, egg white dressing. ("Jiangxi Herbal Medicine")

Banana itself is not edible.

The roots and leaves of plantain can be eaten as medicinal food, but not directly.

Banana and banana belong to the same family and are similar in appearance, but the fruit is not edible and has some medicinal value.

Odor Sweet, cold, non-toxic.

I: Plantain root:

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Treatment

1, all the swelling poison. Apply mashed plantain root to the affected area.

2. Mobile red rubella. The treatment is the same as above.

3, wind and fire toothache and insect toothache. Use banana root to take a bowl of juice, decoction hot gargle.

4, thirst, bone joints annoying heat. With plantain root juice, drink one or two at any time.

5, blood lymph astringent pain. Use plantain root, dry lotus grass and other points, water decoction. Twice a day.

6, the first outbreak of swelling poison. Use banana leaves burned, powder, and ginger juice to apply.

7, heart paralyzing pain. Use banana flowers burned, powder. Each serving two money, salt soup send down.

Two: plantain leaves:

Nutritional analysis

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Banana leaves can be made into a dish: (five-spice banana flowers)

Main ingredients: banana flowers (450 grams)

Seasoning: salad oil (70 grams) Eggs (120 grams)

Wheat flour (10 grams) Salt (3 grams)

Methods:

1. Banana flowers into the water to boil for 2 minutes, fish out of the soaked in cold water 2 minutes, drained. minutes, drain the water.

2. Beat the egg, put it into a bowl, add flour, salt and mix well.

3. Put the oil in the pan and heat, the banana flower hanging paste, into the pan fried golden brown, fish out and drain the oil can be.