What is the effect of drinking boiled plantain water?

Characteristics of plantain

Plantain is also known as Ma Tien Xa, it grows wild in many places across regions in Vietnam. This is a popular medicine in oriental medicine.

The article on the Medlatec General Hospital website has medical consultation from BSCKI. Duong Ngoc Van said that the plant has a herbaceous stem, spoon-shaped leaves, about 10 - 15 cm high, dark green. The whole plant, stem, roots, and leaves are used as medicine.

This plant is cold, slightly sweet, and is used in many folk remedies to treat frequent urination, diuretic, and many other effects. Plantain can be used fresh or dried and added to traditional oriental medicine to treat diseases.

Psyllium contains many diverse chemical components. Including vitamin A, rich in calcium, glucoside, vitamin C and K. Psyllium seeds also contain mucus, plantenolic acid. These components all have certain benefits for health and support disease treatment.

Plantain water is very good for health if used properly.

What is the effect of drinking boiled plantain water?

According to Sohu, drinking plantain water has the following health benefits.

Support for gout sufferers

Plantain leaves and roots can both be used to make a decoction. Plantain leaf water can promote uric acid excretion, reduce uric acid concentration, and provide certain adjunctive treatment for gout.

Improve immunity

Plantain is rich in vitamin C, vitamin E and various minerals such as calcium, iron, zinc. These nutrients play important roles in the body.

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps eliminate free radicals in the body, thereby reducing oxidative stress and protecting cells from damage. Vitamin E helps maintain the stability and integrity of cell membranes, further enhancing the body's defenses.

In addition, the compounds in Plantain have certain anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral effects in the human body, helping the body fight against the invasion of foreign pathogens, thereby improving immunity.

Cooling and diuretic

Since ancient times, many people have used dried plantain leaves to soak in water to drink, helping to cool the body and promote urination. This effect of plantain has been recorded in many traditional Chinese medicine works and confirmed by modern scientific research.

Drinking plantain leaf water helps relieve various symptoms caused by heat, such as dry mouth, sore throat, and urinary incontinence. At the same time, plantain leaf water also helps eliminate excess toxins from the body, reduces the burden on the kidneys, and has certain auxiliary effects on urinary system diseases such as nephritis and cystitis.

Improve digestion

The substances in plantain leaves have certain anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, helping to reduce inflammation and damage to the digestive tract, promote gastric secretion and increase intestinal motility, thereby helping food to be digested and absorbed better.

Helps lose weight

Plantain leaves can stimulate intestinal motility, promote digestion, help eliminate waste and toxins from the body, thereby reducing the burden on the body and helping to lose weight.

In addition, drinking psyllium water makes you feel full, so you can reduce your food intake and calorie intake, thereby achieving the goal of weight control. Drinking psyllium water can also promote metabolism, speed up the fat burning process, and help reduce fat accumulation in the body.

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