Sinirotu – Plantain
Plantain – Sinirotu
Plantain (sinirotu) is a well-known herb that grows in rich, moist places, in fields, by the roadsides, and is common in Europe and America. Plantain (sinirotu) is a perennial herb with almost no stem. The leaves are smooth, oval, and toothed, narrowing sharply and abruptly to the leaf stalk. The flowers are white, small and numerous, overlapping like shingles. The leaves and above ground parts are used in herbal preparations. It is an astringent herb that has diuretic, expectorant and anti-mucus properties, as well as mild anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. It is healing, controls bleeding and fights bacterial infections.
Health and Plantain (Sinirotu)
Taken as an herbal tea, plantain (sinirotu) eases the irritation of upper respiratory tract catarrh, as well as inflammation of the mucus membranes of the mouth and throat.
External application can be made, using plantain (sinirotu) in cold compressions or macerations, to treat inflamed skin and to help heal wounds as well as bleeding hemorrhoids.
