Plantain Extract
Plant Origin: Plantago major
Part Used: Leaf
Specification: 4: 1
CAS No.: 84929-43-1
Ingredient: Plantaginin
Appearance: Fine brownish yellow powder
Solubility: Soluble in ethanol & water solution
Function:
Plaintain extract is somewhat astringent and is excellent for the prevention of skin diseases. It has been used in inflammation of the skin, malignant ulcers, intermittent fever, etc., and as a wound treatment and stimulant application to sores. Applied to a bleeding surface, the leaves are of some value in stopping bleeding.
The leaves and seeds of plantain are most often used medicinally. The fresh leaves, crushed and applied to wounds, sores, insect bites, bee and wasp stings, eczema, and sunburn are healing to tissue because of the high allantoin content. Plantain is an ancient remedy used widely for relieving coughs, bronchitis, tuberculosis, sore throat, laryngitis, urinary infections, and digestive problems. The infusion has been used as a blood purifying tonic, a mild expectorant, and a diuretic. The juice from crushed leaves may also stem the flow of blood from cuts, and soothe the itch of poison IVY or the sting of nettle (Urtica dioica). The root of the herb has been used to relieve toothache. The juice may relieve earache. A decoction of plantain has been used in douche preparations to relieve leucorrhea, and the juice or infusion can ease the pain of ulcers and inflammation of the intestines. All plantains contain high amounts of mucilage and tannin, and have similar medicinal properties. Plantain is high in minerals and vitamins C and K.
Plantain is used throughout the world. It is an effective treatment for chronic colitis, acute gastritis, enteritis, and enterocolitis according to the Russian Ministry of Health. The German Commission E, an advisory panel on herbal medicines for that country, lists plantain as a safe and effective herb with demulcent, astringent and antibacterial properties. A poultice (salve prepared from the leaf) or an infusion used as a skin wash, have been shown to reduce pain, itching, and bleeding from hemorrhoids. Studies in Italy and Russia have confirmed plantain's usefulness as a weight-loss remedy. In Chinese medicine plantain is considered a remedy for male impotence. The species P. Major and P. Lanceolata contain mucilage, the iridoid glycosides cubin and catapol, flavonoids, tannins, and silica.
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