Product Description
Plantain is a good antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing herb, so crushed leaves can be a useful remedy for insect bites, minor burns. It is used for inflammatory diseases of the airways, to soothe coughs, as an expectorant due to its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. It helps to loosen stuck mucus, promote expectoration. By coating the throat mucosa, it reduces inflammation and suppresses cough reflex. In traditional medicine, it was used externally for skin injuries, cuts and purulent wounds, slow-healing ulcers and hemostasis. Fresh plantain leaves are commonly applied on slow-healing wounds for disinfection, contraction, wound closure, and promoting blood clotting.