Plantain has the effects of clearing heat, diuretic and diaphoretic (to improve the problem of dribbling in the urine, and the problem of small and incomprehensible amount of urine), expectorating phlegm, cooling the blood, and detoxifying the toxin. Its side effects have not been clarified.
Plantain can clear away heat, diuretic and gonorrhea, and is used in the treatment of gonorrhea (increased frequency of urination and astringent pain in urination) and edema; expectorant effect can be used in the treatment of phlegm-heat cough, which is characterized by coughing, profuse phlegm and thick, yellowish phlegm; and cooling effect can be used in the treatment of epistaxis caused by blood-heat such as vomiting of blood and urination of blood.
In addition, plantain also has the effect of detoxification, can be used to treat sores and ulcers caused by heat and toxicity (body fire is too exuberant), symptomatic local redness, swelling, elevated skin temperature, pain and other conditions.
The side effects of Plantago Ovata have not been clarified, and it is forbidden for those who have deficiency cold essence, and it is recommended to take this medicine under the guidance of a physician.