Plantain (Plantago asiatica)

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Plantago asiatica · Plant

Plantago asiatica
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Indications

Cautions

May affect blood sugar; may increase risk of bleeding; take separately from medications; may cause allergic reactions.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Plantain for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Bloody Urine HematuriaHeat Bind In BladderInhibited UrinationSpontaneous External BleedingStrangury-turbidity & Vaginal DischargeSummerheat-damp DiarrheaToxin Of Welling Abscess & Sore Swelling

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Plantain does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Disinhibit UrineCool BloodResolve Toxin

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