Psyllium is a medication that seeps dampness and stops diarrhea, clears heat and gonorrhea, and dispels phlegm and cools blood. Urinary tract infection belongs to the category of gonorrhea (increased frequency of urination, dribbling and astringent pain) in traditional Chinese medicine, plantain can be used to treat gonorrhea by boiling water and decocting with other medicines.
Plantain can stop diarrhea by seepage of dampness, for water-dampness internal stop (water-dampness stays in the body) caused by edema, urine, summer-dampness and diarrhea has a certain effect; plantain can also clear heat and clear the drenching, for dampness-heat caused by drenching pain in the urine; plantain can expectorate phlegm and cool the blood, for phlegm-heat cough, blood-heat caused by vomiting and nosebleed, and so on have a role.
The adverse effects and contraindications of Plantago Ovata are not exact. For the treatment of gonorrhea, fresh Plantago Ovata is usually washed and then decocted; dried Plantago Ovata needs to be soaked first and then boiled and then consumed.
Generally the effect of a single medicine is limited, it is recommended to take the medicine under the prescription of a physician’s prescription for better results.
Taking psyllium needs the guidance of a doctor. The medication should be taken under the guidance of a professional physician, and should not be taken on its own, so as not to cause delays in the condition.