What are the edible methods and effects of plantain?

Plantain is relatively common in daily life. It can be seen in mountain fields, roadsides, flower beds, vegetable gardens, ponds, riversides and other places. Plantain is a traditional Chinese medicine for promoting diuresis and draining dampness, so it is edible. So how should plantain be eaten? What are its effects?

Examples of ways to eat plantain
Edible parts of plantain: tender leaves and seeds
1. Plantain stewed pig bladder: The so-called "pig bladder" is the pig's bladder. The method is to wash the freshly picked plantain with water and set it aside. Put 200 grams of washed pig bladder into a pot of boiling water, cook it, remove it, cut it into pieces, and put it into a pot together with plantain, salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper, scallions and ginger, cooking wine, meat broth, etc. Stew until tender and it is done. Plantain stewed pig bladder has the effect of "clearing heat and promoting dampness, promoting urination and treating strangury," and can treat cystitis, urethritis and other diseases.
2. Plantain soup: Wash the collected plantain leaves with water and set them aside. After the pot is hot, add soybean oil, chopped scallions, Sichuan pepper, refined salt, shredded ginger, etc., and stir-fry a few times. Add 500 milliliters of water, put in the plantain leaves, and after they are cooked, add monosodium glutamate and cilantro, then it can be taken out of the pot. This soup has the effects of clearing heat, promoting urination, and reducing inflammation.
3. Green tea plantain infusion: Use 100-150 grams of fresh plantain, add 500 milliliters of water, boil for 5 minutes, add 0.5-1 gram of green tea, and drink in 3 portions. This infusion has the functions of "clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing inflammation, stopping bleeding, and stopping diarrhea," and can treat blood in the urine, diarrhea, gastritis, prostatitis and other diseases.
The methods of use above are only some of them; you can try other methods.

The effects of plantain
Effects: clears heat and promotes urination; drains dampness and stops diarrhea; improves eyesight; removes phlegm.
Indications: mainly for difficult urination; strangury with turbid urine and vaginal discharge; edema and abdominal distension; summerheat-damp diarrhea and dysentery; red eyes with eye covering; phlegm-heat cough and asthma.
Summary: The above are the edible methods and effects of plantain. I hope it can help friends who need it. As a medicinal herb, friends who do not understand it should not eat or use plantain indiscriminately. Also, many plants look similar to plantain, such as stir-fried South Tingli seed or South Tingli seed, schizonepeta seed, celosia seed, wuwei seed, etc. You must identify them clearly before eating.
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