TCM: Listed under ‘Herbs that drain Dampness’, sweet, cold Plantago asiatica enters the Bladder, Kidney, Liver and Lung channels. It clears Heat, promotes urination and eliminates Damp, separates the clear and turbid fluids, guides Damp Heat downward and out of the body through the urine, improves visual acuity and removes Phlegm.
General: Used in the treatment of Edema, dysuria with painful urination, diarrhoea caused by summer-damp, inflammation of the eyes, cough caused by Phlegm Heat.