of plantain.

Plantain (Plantago major)Herbaceous perennial with fibrous roots and a short thin rhizome. Leaves petiolate, broadly ovate, with 3-9 main veins arcuate, collected in the rosette. Floral arrows height of 10-45 cm long cylindrical end ear, consisting of ordinary-looking flowers. It blooms from May to June to the autumn.
Leaves contain aucubin glycoside, choline, vitamins C, K, carotene, trace alkaloids, citric acid, enzymes, tannins. For the treatment used leaves, buds and seeds. The leaves and blossoms are collected in June and July, the seeds - in September. Leaves tear so that the petiole at the sheet was short. They must be solid and undamaged. It has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, wound healing, antispasmodic action. Seeds have enveloping, mild laxative effect.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Breaking the plantain leaves, wash them well and grind in a meat grinder, from the resulting weight squeeze the juice, mix it with an equal amount of honey and cook for 20 minutes over low heat. Take 2-3 tablespoons a day.Bronchitis , tracheitis
Pour 2 tablespoons of crushed plantain leaves 1 cup of cold water. Insist 6-8 hours, drain. Take 1 cup a day, gulps.
When bronchitis with viscous sputum boil 4 tablespoons of crushed plantain leaves in 0.5 liters of boiling water and insist 4:00. Drink 1/2 cup 4 times a day.
Pour 1 tablespoon of crushed plantain leaves 1 cup of boiling water, to insist in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes, cool, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 5-6 times a day for 15-20 minutes before eating.
Gastritis, colitis, enterocolitis
Breaking the plantain leaves, wash them well and grind in a meat grinder, squeeze the resulting mass. In the resulting juice add a little honey to taste. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day for 15 minutes before eating.
Pour 2 tablespoons of psyllium and 1 cup water, bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes, drain. Take 1 tablespoon 1 time per day.
Pour 1 tablespoon dried crushed plantain leaves and 1 cup of boiled water, 10-15 minutes, drain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day for 30 minutes before eating.
Take 10-15 g of psyllium, pour 1 cup boiling water. Infuse all day. Drink a cup of brew all in one shot at night.
Gastritis with low acidity
Cut the plantain leaves with a piece of the stalk, wash well, mince, resulting mass squeeze through cheesecloth. Juice to boil 1 to 2 minutes. If  thick juice, dilute it with water 1: 1. Take 4 times a day for 1 tablespoon 20 minutes before eating.
For the treatment of acute and chronic gastritis, 3 times a day to drink 1 tablespoon of juice plantain 20 minutes before a meal. In winter, the fresh juice pour vodka or alcohol in the ratio 1: 1. You can also drink the infusion of dried leaves of plantain: Pour 3 teaspoons of leaves 1 cup boiling water and insist 6-8 hours. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day for 30 minutes before eating.
CONSTIPATION
Take the powder of dried leaves of the plantain 0.5-1 g 3 times a day for 30 minutes before a meal as a mild laxative.
Pour 1-2 tablespoons of seeds plantain  big in  1 cup  of  water, bring to a boil, boil for 10 minutes, strain the broth warm. Take 1 tablespoon 1 time per day on an empty stomach.
LARYNGITIS
The juice of fresh leaves of plantain mixed with an equal amount of honey and cook for 20 minutes. Take 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day.
FATIGUE
Pour 10 g of dried crushed plantain leaves 1 cup boiling water, leave, wrapped, 30 minutes and strain. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals for 2-3 weeks.
Gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer
Take equal parts of the plantain and grass herb sage. Pour 1 tablespoon of the collection 2 cups boiling water, boil for 5 minutes, leave for 1 hour. The first 10 days of taking the broth 1/2 cup 1 time a day, and then - 3 times a day for 1/2 cup.
In gastric ulcer every day throughout the summer to eat 12-15 fresh plantain leaves. This tool is well combined with taking propolis extract honey or propolis.
ANGINA
In 1 cup boiling water to take four chopped dried or fresh leaves of plantain, to insist half an hour. Gargle with warm water every hour. To improve the taste you can add honey.
BURN
Grind fresh plantain leaves, lay on the fabric and the weight attached to the wound bandage. The dressing change every 3 hours, and with severe burns - every 1.5 hours.
WOUNDS
Pour 1 tablespoon of plantain leaves 1 cup boiling water, leave for 15 minutes, drain. Making lotion to festering wounds.
Dry leaves of Plantago rubbed  and mixed with 2-3 drops of vegetable oil, and then with petrolatum in a ratio of 1: 9. Lubricate sores or varicose ulcers.
Insect bite
Grind in a meat grinder freshly washed plantain leaves, mush put on the bite and bandage. Attach a plantain leaf to the wound.
Pimples on his hands
Pour 1 tablespoon of plantain leaves 1 cup boiling water, leave for 8-9 hours, covered with a lid, then strain. Grind 50 g of butter with 1 teaspoon of honey, add 1 teaspoon of tincture of plantain and everything thoroughly.
SPUR
Snap to spur fresh plantain leaf.