Waybread (P. major) - a perennial herb with a loose rosette of broad oval leaves. In the summer of her middle cylindrical spikes grow up to 20 cm, consisting of tiny green flowers. The herbal medicine and use plantain lancet (P. lanceolata), forming a dense rosette narrow lanceolate leaves.
Please put the Huskies and subscribe to the channel "About Fazenda". This will enable us to publish more interesting garden articles.
Gardeners find plantain weed, and meanwhile this plant for centuries has been successfully used in folk medicine. And some of its varieties can perfectly adorn any garden!
Used parts:
- leaves (plantain and lancet)
- seed
- testa (plantain flea and ovoid)
Plantain flea (P. psyllium)
Mediterranean eutherophyte with peduncles height of 60 cm, which are formed on the end head ovoid small white flowers. In herbal medicine widely used black psyllium seeds and flea seeds pink another species - Plantago ovata (P. ovata).
species
Pink plantain (variety «Rosularis» Plantago major)
The variety of its form resembles green inflorescence terry rose flowers.
Rubiflora
The variety has purple leaves.
«Variegata»
In the variety of marble-white leaves.
One of the nine sacred herbs Anglo-Saxons, plantain was regarded as a powerful tool for a headache.. "Aaknunga", a collection of ancient medical texts written in the XI-XII centuries, links the origin of these plants with the god of water-nom: "... from the heat rose nine poisons. Then the water picked up his sword and turned them into nine herbs. Wise God created these nine herbs and sent them into the world to heal all, rich and poor... "
location
Plantain flea egg-shaped and prefer full sun and well-drained soil, plantain - wet soil and light shade.
reproduction
Spring sowing seeds in soil heated by the sun.
Care
Regular weeding.
Pests and diseases
In dry weather, plantain sometimes amazed powdery mildew.
Harvesting and storage
Leaves were collected and dried for therapeutic purposes as required. Mature seeds were collected as soon as morning dew dried, and then dried.
Due to the high content of mucous substances preparations of plantain reduce irritation and inflammation of the respiratory tract, as well as providing an expectorant action. In addition, they indicated for the treatment of peptic ulcers, gastritis and colitis.
Diluted juice of plantain, rinse mouth and throat pain in the throat, pharyngitis, stomatitis and gingivitis. Fresh leaves applied to wounds and bee stings; on wounds, cuts, burns, and hemorrhoids ointment applied.
- Plantain flea and ovoid
Seeds of these plants is a strongly laxative. They contain soluble fibers absorb water, stimulating and facilitating the work of the large intestine.
Clinical trials have confirmed the effectiveness of these plantains seeds for the treatment of chronic constipation and intestinal inflammation. They were also nominated to soften stool and facilitate gastric emptying at anus fissures, hemorrhoids and recovery of patients after surgery on rectum.
Due to the content of soluble fiber and seeds flea egg-shaped plantains can be used to combat high cholesterol. Cholesterol binds these fibers in the gut and together with them excreted from the body.
Before taking psyllium medications, consult your doctor. During pregnancy or breastfeeding to take drugs these herbs should only be under medical supervision.
original article and many other materials can be found on our website.
Please put the Huskies and subscribe to the channel "About Fazenda". This will enable us to publish more interesting garden articles.
Read more: How to wash your indoor plants the leaves of dust, to gleaming?