Plantain - beneficial properties, contraindications and recipes for treatment. Plantain: folk recipes Plantain cabbage rolls

Ecology of consumption: Plantain, like many other plants, is used not only for medicinal but also for food purposes, which creates a double effect of its usefulness

Plantain, like many other plants, is used not only for medicinal but also for food purposes, which creates a double effect of its usefulness. This becomes especially important in the spring, when we often lack vitamins, and plantain contains one of the most important vitamins for humans, vitamin C.

Greens do not grow in Russia all year round; their harvest occurs in several spring and summer months, which should be used to enrich our diet, especially now, when the majority of the population experiences a deficiency of nutrients due to all sorts of difficulties, including economic ones. .

And considering how expensive treatment has become, it would be a big mistake not to use the services of nature, which provides them for free.

Everything is simple: you just need to wash the plantain, separate the leaves, take equal parts of sorrel and green onions, plantain leaves and the rest of the greens - chop, season with vegetable oil, lightly add salt and - eat, please.

The use of this plant for food has a long history; plantain is no stranger to cooking, just like dandelion, sorrel, sorrel and other plants, with which it is successfully combined in preparing a variety of dishes, from salads to hot dishes.

In common parlance, two types of plantain are mentioned, and they are also the most commonly used: this is the large plantain, the medicinal part of which is the leaves, and the common plantain - this species uses the herb of the plant. For the sake of benefit, we will tell you that the leaves of the great plantain are collected in all three summer months and even in September, but the grass of the common plantain is collected only in June-July.

The juice contained in the leaves of the plant prevents the inflammatory process that occurs in the bronchi and has an anti-inflammatory effect in bronchial asthma; for laryngitis and bronchitis, it clears the airways and reduces inflammation of the mucous membranes. Of course, we keep these properties of plantain juice in mind when we recommend you dishes using it.

Plantain leaves are used in the treatment of inflammatory processes of the respiratory system, as an expectorant.

Plantain is good to eat in the spring, when there are not enough vitamins. However, let's be honest: we always miss them, even in summer. Therefore, you can eat salads using plantain all year round, strengthening your stomach and lungs, increasing your body’s immunity and thereby preventing all sorts of misfortunes that await us everywhere, just when you leave the house.

Many first courses - soups, cabbage soup and borscht - can be prepared with plantain, which will impart its usefulness to them and help support the health of people with a weakened respiratory system.

And if we keep in mind that plantain is included in medicinal preparations used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of an infectious nature, and is used for diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract, then the benefits of this plant become obvious, which in small doses will make it more useful many dishes and improve their taste.

What dishes can you specifically prepare with plantain?

Polevitsa soup

It is prepared at a time when it is early spring, and none of the greens and vegetables in the garden have yet ripened. You need to take the greens of wild plants: nettle, white edible quinoa, cow parsnip, sorrel, sorrel (“rabbit cabbage”), plantain, mallow, fireweed, clover.

At the same time, sorrel and sorrel plants, which are quite acidic, should not account for more than a third of the total greenery harvest. Only young plants can be used. Pre-scald sorrel and nettle leaves with boiling water once, and quinoa leaves twice. So, taking all the greens you need for the soup, wash them clean, chop them finely, and then pour boiling water, or better yet, boiling mushroom broth.

Separately, lightly fry the roots and onions, and put them in the herb broth; add the potatoes cut into small cubes and cook until tender; 5 minutes before the end, add bay leaf, salt, and pepper to the pan; If the soup turns out to be quite sour, season it with a teaspoon of granulated sugar. Serve the soup with sour cream or fresh yogurt.

You will need:

nettle – 50 g

white edible quinoa – 40 g

whine – 40 g

hogweed – 40 g

plantain – 50 g

mallow – 40 g

Ivan tea – 40 g

clover – 50 g

sorrel – 25 g

Cabbage soup "Stryapukha"

Pour boiling water over young shoots of nettle and plantain, cut, add finely chopped sorrel, carrots, parsley, onions, green onions. Stew the greens a little and lightly fry the vegetables.

Then add all the ingredients to boiling water and cook for about 20 minutes. Shortly before it is ready, add bay leaf, cloves, pepper and grated potatoes to the cabbage soup. Before you start eating, pour sour cream over the cabbage soup and add slices of boiled egg to your taste.

You will need:

nettle – 100 g

sorrel – 50 g

plantain – 50 g

carrots – 10 g

parsley – 10 g

onions – 20 g

green onions – 15 g

bay leaf – 2–3 pcs.

cloves – 1 pc.

one mashed potato

pepper - to taste

Soup "Vegetarian"

Cook the carrots, celery root, parsley and onions cut into small slices in salted water, bringing the vegetables almost to readiness. Add potatoes cut into small cubes to the soup, and a few minutes before the end of cooking - chopped plantain. Season the soup with sour cream before eating, thus violating vegetarian standards.

You will need:

water – 1 l

carrots – 1 pc.

celery root – 1 pc.

parsley root – 1 pc.

onions – 1 pc.

potatoes – 1–2 pcs.

plantain – 50 g

salt and sour cream - to taste.

Cabbage soup "Green"

An excellent and very healthy dish, which has long been popular among lovers of healthy and tasty food. Sort out the leaves of sorrel and plantain, rinse them thoroughly and pour boiling water over them, leaving them in this state for 5 minutes. Then drain the water and pass the greens through a meat grinder.

Place diced potatoes into boiling water, cook them until tender, and 10 minutes before the end of cooking, add prepared sorrel, plantain, and fried onions and green onions to the cabbage soup. Don't forget to add salt at the end. Eat cabbage soup with sour cream, season it with a hard-boiled and finely chopped egg, and garnish with herbs.

You will need:

sorrel – 500 g

plantain – 200 g

potatoes – 300 g

onions – 2 pcs.

green onions – 100 g

butter for sautéing onions – 30 g

sour cream – 50–100 g

egg – 3–4 pcs.

greens – 30 g

salt - to taste

There is a recipe for the famous Frankfurt salad, which was adored by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, the great German writer, author of the immortal “Faust.”

“German” salad

Finely chop the greens: dandelion, plantain, nettle, watercress, sorrel, borage, parsley, green onions, dill and lovage. Add chopped hard-boiled eggs and chopped onions to the salad. Pour the sauce into the salad, which is prepared from kefir, pepper, juice and lemon peel and salt. Pour the sauce into the salad with careful caution, taking your time. This salad can be eaten as a separate dish, or it can be served as an excellent addition to boiled potatoes, boiled beef or fish.

You will need:

dandelion – 1.5 tbsp. l.

nettle – 1.5 tbsp. l.

plantain - 1 tbsp. l.

sour sorrel – 1 tbsp. l.

borage - 1 tbsp. l.

parsley – 1/2 tbsp. l.

green onions – 50 g

dill – 1/2 tbsp. l.

lovage – 0.5 tbsp. l.

boiled eggs – 2 pcs.

onions – 50 g

For the sauce:

kefir – 1 glass

juice and peel of 1/2 lemon

salt

pepper - to taste

Salad "Peace"

Very useful during the period of spring vitamin deficiency and for the prevention of pulmonary diseases. Prepared based on an old Italian recipe. Take a wooden bowl and rub the inside of it with a clove of fresh garlic. Place dandelion and plantain leaves in a bowl, add fresh tarragon and marigold, pour in vegetable oil and lemon juice, and lightly salt.

You will need:

dandelion – 50 g

plantain – 50 g

garlic – 1 clove

tarragon – 1 tsp.

kupyr – 1 tsp.

vegetable oil – 1 tsp.

lemon juice – 1 tsp.

salt – 1 pinch

Salad "Saga"

Take watercress, tender nettle shoots, plantain and young dandelion greens and head lettuce. Wash all the ingredients and let the water drain. Chop, sprinkle on top with chopped dill, parsley, borage and season with lemon juice and vegetable oil. You can also use other products as a dressing: kefir or sour cream. Add a little sugar and salt to the salad.

You will need:

watercress – 50 g

nettle – 50 g

plantain – 50 g

dandelion – 50 g

head lettuce – 50 g

dill – 30 g

parsley – 30 g

borage – 30 g

vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. l.

lemon juice – 1 tsp.

sour cream – 2 tbsp. l.

(kefir – 3 tbsp.)

salt and sugar - one pinch each.

Salad "Poem"

Wash and chop fresh cucumbers and tomatoes very finely, mix with chopped green onions and plantain greens (large leaf or common grass), add a little salt, pour vegetable oil over the salad and sprinkle with dill and parsley.

You will need:

tomatoes – 300 g

cucumbers – 300 g

green onions – 60 g

plantain – 50 g

vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.

dill – 20 g

parsley – 20 g

salt - to taste

Salad “Spring Miracle”

Peel the red radish from the tops, wash it thoroughly, gently scald with boiling water and cut into slices. Mix radishes with finely chopped plantain and green onions, add salt and season the salad with vegetable oil.

You will need:

radishes – 500 g

plantain – 50 g

green onions – 100 g

vegetable oil – 50 g

salt - to taste

Salad "Nightingale"

This is a very useful culinary product that can support the body during the period of spring weakening. Cut the spinach, sorrel and plantain leaves into strips, and chop the green onions. Add salt to the sour cream and pour it over all the greens. It is advisable to add sour cream when the salad itself is already in the salad bowl. The dish can be topped with radish slices.

You will need:

spinach – 100 g

sorrel – 100 g

plantain – 100 g

sour cream – 4 tbsp. l.

salt - to taste

Salad “Kind”

Cut the boiled potatoes into small cubes. Chop plantain leaves, sorrel, spinach, green onions, dill into smaller pieces, mixing with salt and sugar. Place all the greens in sour cream and pour the resulting sauce over the already cooked potatoes. Mix the salad and garnish with green onions and parsley.

You will need:

plantain – 100 g

sorrel – 200 g

spinach – 100 g

boiled potatoes – 200 g

sour cream – 150 g

green onions – 50 g

dill – 50 g

salt and sugar - to taste

Stuffed cabbage rolls “Pridorozhnye”

Boil the carrots and cut them into small cubes, mix with boiled rice and raisins. Spread the prepared minced meat on washed and dried plantain leaves, wrap the cabbage rolls and place them in a bowl intended for cooking, onto the bottom of which you need to pour sour cream diluted with water in a ratio of one to one. Stew the cabbage rolls for about 15 minutes; you can also bake them in the oven until crispy.

You will need:

young plantain leaves – 10 pcs.

boiled rice - 1 tbsp.

carrots – 1 pc.

raisins – 1/2 cup

sour cream – 1 glass

water (for diluting sour cream) – 1 tbsp.

In addition to all the listed dishes, plantain is included in delicious, and most importantly, healthy teas, recipes for which we offer you.

Tea "Karo"

To prepare it you need plantain leaves, licorice root and coltsfoot leaves. 1 tbsp. l. Brew the mixture with 2 cups of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, then strain. You should drink vitamin tea warm, half a glass every three hours (instead of water and regular tea to quench your thirst).

You will need:

large plantain leaves – 300 g

licorice root – 300 g

coltsfoot leaves – 400 g

Tea "Doctor"

Tea recommended for chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma is prepared as follows: 4 tsp. crushed collection of elderberry flowers, sundew herb, plantain leaves and tricolor violet herb, pour 1 cup of boiling water and leave for 1 hour. Then strain. You need to drink it three times a day, 1/3 cup.

You will need:

elderberry flowers – 100 g

sundew grass – 100 g

plantain leaves – 100 g

tricolor violet herb – 100 g

Tea "Riddle"

2 tbsp. l. Brew a mixture of knotweed grass, cinquefoil herb and plantain leaves with 2 cups of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, then strain. You should drink half a glass 3 times a day half an hour before meals.

You will need:

knotweed grass – 100 g

cinquefoil herb - 100 g

plantain leaves – 200 g

It must be said that dishes using plantain are very useful for stomach diseases. If any of the ingredients in the recipes we provide are not suitable for you due to health reasons, then do without them or replace them with similar ones: for example, you don’t have to use pepper, replace butter with vegetable oil, etc. published

From the book by I.I. Dubrovin “Healing plantain”

Plantain is a herb, the benefits of which most people know from early childhood. Many mothers, if their child suddenly received an abrasion or cut, immediately applied a bright green oblong leaf of this amazing plant to the sore spot. And a small miracle happened: the blood stopped, and the pain gradually subsided.

Mothers did exactly the right thing, because stopping bleeding, relieving inflammation and pain, and preventing infection from getting into the wound are the most common beneficial properties of plantain. But his help does not end there. It is effective in treating coughs, in the fight against inflammation of the digestive tract, and even as part of cosmetics.

Plantain is an annual or perennial herb belonging to the Plantain family (lat. Plantaginaceae). The leaves are oblong, sometimes ovate, bright green, distinguished by the presence of several longitudinal veins. It has a basal rosette, from the center of which long flowering stems grow. The inflorescence is a spike, the fruit is a capsule with small seeds.

In Latin, plantain sounds like “plantago”. This word comes from the words “planta” - foot, and “agere” - to move. Indeed, the leaves of this plant lowered to the ground look a little like traces of a human sole.

Ancient names for plantain: road worker, traveler, fellow traveler. There are also names that reflect its beneficial properties: porannik, poreznik, boil grass, and even the unusual one - “grandmother” (apparently, we are talking about a grandmother-healer).

The grass is distributed throughout Russia, except for the northern regions. It grows in the forest, and along roads, and near residential buildings, and in fields, and in gardens, and in vegetable gardens.

An interesting point: plantain adapts well to any type of soil and can grow even in wastelands and dry areas. It is considered a weed, but this does not detract from its healing qualities.

The stems, leaves and seeds of the plant are used to prepare medicines. They can be harvested during all warm months, from May to September. Most of the beneficial properties of this plant material are preserved in dried form.

Compound

The medicinal properties of the plant are due to its unique chemical composition. All its parts contain:

vitamin C;
beta-carotene;
vitamin K;
bioflavonoids are powerful antioxidants;
enzymes;
citric acid and uronic acids;
tannins;
glycoside aucubin, which is responsible for the anti-inflammatory properties of the plant;
phytoncides – substances that prevent infection;
alkaloids;
trace elements: potassium, calcium, copper, magnesium, iron, molybdenum, cobalt and selenium.

The composition of plantain seeds requires separate consideration. Due to their healing properties, they are used in official medicine and homeopathy to treat a whole range of diseases. In addition to the above substances, the seeds contain:

mucus – content reaches 44%;
saponins (bitters) – substances that thin the mucus in the bronchi, help with coughing, and increase the secretion of gastric juice;
essential fatty acids (oleic and oleanolic);
proteins;
amino acids.

Medicinal properties

The most famous beneficial properties of this plant are stopping bleeding, relieving pain, and rapid healing of wounds, abrasions or cuts. This is explained by the high content of vitamin K, tannins and phytoncides, which relieve inflammation and prevent infection.

Plantain will also help with insect bites and shallow burns. To do this, just crush the leaf a little in your hand to release the juice and apply it to the sore spot.

The healing properties of the plant are not limited to this. Also:

improves appetite and enhances intestinal motility;
strengthens the immune system;
increases the effectiveness of drugs in the fight against cancer;
mitigates side effects from chemotherapy and radiotherapy;
has a positive effect on the human nervous system: helps with neuroses and depression, relieves stress.

The scope of therapeutic use of plantain is very extensive. Based on it, a large number of medicines are produced that have the following beneficial qualities:

antiseptic;
hemostatic;
painkillers;
anti-inflammatory;
expectorants;
calming;
diuretics;
laxatives or fixatives;
sleeping pills;
reducing the level of “bad” cholesterol in the blood;
normalizing blood pressure.

Leaves

The leaves of the plant are used in the preparation of ointments, infusions, decoctions, extract and juice. They have a negative effect on streptococci, staphylococci and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and therefore cope well with purulent wounds on the skin, abscesses and phlegmon (a type of acute purulent inflammation).

Decoctions and tinctures from plantain leaves have pronounced mucolytic properties. In other words, they dilute mucus and help it clear from the bronchi and lungs, so they are effective not only in treating simple forms of respiratory infections. These medicinal drinks improve well-being in such severe conditions as bronchial asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, whooping cough and pneumonia.

To prepare a healing infusion, the plant material is poured with hot water, infused and filtered.

The leaves of the plant are used both as a mild laxative for difficult stools, and as a fixative for intestinal infections, such as dysentery. And the extract is indispensable for gastritis, enteritis and ulcers of the stomach or duodenum, inflammation of the pancreas.

Syrups are made from plantain. For these purposes, the juice squeezed from the leaves is mixed with honey. This composition is effective for ARVI, sore throat and colds accompanied by high fever.

The beneficial leaves of the plant are also used in dentistry. They are used for stomatitis, gingivitis, periodontitis and periodontal disease. In these cases, rinse the mouth with a decoction 3-4 times a day.

Seeds

The beneficial mucilages contained in the seeds envelop the irritated mucous membrane of the stomach or intestines and help relieve inflammation, and therefore they are good as part of the complex treatment of diseases of the digestive tract: gastritis with low acidity, colitis, enteritis, stomach and duodenal ulcers.

A decoction of plantain seeds is often used in the complex treatment of diabetes mellitus, as well as infertility in men and women. But for patients suffering from these diseases, there are contraindications, so treatment should be carried out only with the permission of the attending physician.

Plantain can lower blood cholesterol levels. With regular use of plant seeds, the risk of atherosclerosis and heart disease is reduced.

This herbal remedy helps the body get rid of toxins and bile acids.

Hormonal imbalances and diseases of the genital area in women (adnexitis, endometriosis, adhesions in the pelvis) are an indication for the use of plantain seeds.

In addition, a decoction of the seeds of the plant is considered an effective remedy for the treatment of childhood or senile enuresis. It has a diuretic effect and relieves swelling. Cotton pads soaked in warm broth help with inflammatory eye diseases (for example, conjunctivitis).

Poultices made from an infusion or decoction of the seeds of this herb are excellent for helping nursing mothers get rid of cracked nipples. To do this, simply dip clean gauze into the broth, squeeze it out and apply it as a compress to the sore spot for about 1 hour.

In cosmetology

The properties of plantain have also been used in cosmetology. Juice from the leaves cleanses the skin, relieves inflammation, and eliminates acne. As a result, the skin becomes clean, healthy and radiant. You can freeze the juice in molds and wipe your face with ice cubes every day - a very useful and easy-to-perform procedure. You can also make homemade soap based on the plant sap.

Plantain is endowed with excellent moisturizing properties. The following mask will help dry skin: the infusion of the plant is mixed with starch until a paste-like mass is obtained, it is applied in an even layer to the face and neck for half an hour, then removed with a cotton swab.

Fresh plantain leaves are also suitable for speeding up the healing of calluses and cracked heels. The plant material must be crushed and applied to the sore spot overnight.

Plantain has a beneficial effect on the skin of the hands. You can prepare a simple homemade cream: mix the infusion of the plant with honey and butter. You need to apply the composition to your hands before going to bed.

Contraindications

Plantain is not such a harmless herb as it might seem at first. The specific properties of the plant impose a number of restrictions on its use for medicinal purposes.

Main contraindications for use:

Individual intolerance is rare, but even the slightest possibility should be taken into account.
Tendency to form blood clots, since the plant contains a large amount of vitamin K, which increases blood viscosity.
Phlebeurysm.
Gastritis with high acidity.

The listed contraindications do not apply to external use of the plant. But if you want to take decoctions or infusions of the plant internally, consulting a doctor is necessary. Only he can make such responsible decisions.

It is contraindicated to collect and harvest plant leaves in areas with polluted ecology, in industrial zones, in urban areas or along roads. The plantain absorbs all the chemicals from the air and soil, and such a “medicine” will not bring any benefit at all - only harm.

Use in cooking

The plant is also widely used in cooking. Healthy salads, soups, snacks are prepared with it, and it is added to homemade preparations (canned tomatoes, cucumbers). The leaves of the plant add a fresh note to casseroles, puddings, omelettes, porridges, cutlets and purees. They make very tasty cabbage soup, the recipe for which is almost the same as the recipe for nettle cabbage soup.

Plantain is suitable both as fresh herbs and as a seasoning. By the way, in Japan this plant is grown on an industrial scale for use in the food industry and pharmacology.

That's how much benefit such a seemingly inconspicuous, but amazing plant can bring! Plantain has a lot of healing properties, thanks to which it can be used in many areas of medicine to treat a whole range of different diseases. In addition, it is of great importance in cosmetology and cooking. But it has some contraindications, so before using decoctions and infusions of plantain internally, be sure to ask your doctor’s advice.

Many types of plantain can be eaten with great benefit. The common plantain in our area is no exception. Its young and tender leaves are suitable for making salads, they are added to omelettes and casseroles, cereals and drinks, mashed potatoes and cutlets, they are used to make sandwiches and other dishes. Here are a few recipes that we found in the book by A.K. Koshcheev “Wild-growing edible plants in our diet” (M.: Food Industry, 1980).

Plantain salad with onions. 120 g of young plantain leaves, 80 g of onions, 50 g of grated horseradish, 50 g of nettle, 1 egg, 40 g of sour cream, salt, vinegar to taste.

Wash the plantain and nettle thoroughly, place in boiling water for one minute, let the water drain, chop with a knife, add chopped onion, horseradish, salt, and vinegar to taste. Sprinkle with chopped boiled egg and sour cream.

Green cabbage soup made from plantain. 150 g young plantain leaves, 50 g sorrel, 5 g carrots, 5 g parsley, 20 g onions, 15 g green onions, 5 g wheat flour, 10 g butter, 1/2 egg, 15 g sour cream, bay leaf, salt and pepper to taste.

Young plantain leaves, after washing, boil in water for three minutes, place in a sieve, pass through a meat grinder and simmer with fat for 10-15 minutes. Sauté finely chopped carrots, parsley and onions in fat. Place plantain, sautéed vegetables, green onions into boiling broth or water and cook for 20-25 minutes. 10 minutes before readiness, add white sauce, bay leaf, pepper, cloves, sorrel.

Dry plantain soup dressing. Wash the plantain leaves, lightly air dry, then dry at room temperature in the shade. Dry in the oven or in a Russian oven. Sift the leaves crushed in a mortar or in a special bag through a sieve and place in jars for storage. Use for seasoning soups and cabbage soup.

Stewed greens. 50 g of young plantain leaves, 50 g of hogweed, 25 g of hogweed, 25 g of mallow, 25 g of sorrel, 25 g of carrots, 10 g of onions, 10 g of wheat flour, 10 g of fat, spices to taste.

Simmer washed chopped greens and finely chopped carrots in a small amount of water. 15-20 minutes before readiness, add sautéed onions and sorrel. When the greens are soft, season them with flour, salt and pepper.

One word of caution for those who want to try these recipes. Plantain leaves (like any other edible plants) should be collected away from large highways and roadways in general: dust and car exhaust gases contain harmful substances that can accumulate in roadside vegetation!

About the healing power of plantain knew already in the first century AD. e. Arab, Persian, Greek and Roman healers. Avicenna recommended taking plantain leaves as a hemostatic agent for tumors, chronic ulcers, eye inflammation, kidney and liver diseases.

Plantain has long been used for gastrointestinal diseases, diseases of the upper respiratory tract, infertility, and chronic nephritis.

Plantain seeds are used for dysentery, diarrhea, stomach and duodenal ulcers, diabetes, and male and female infertility.

Plantain roots are used for migraines, ulcers, and to stabilize the menstrual cycle.

In many books on herbal medicine you will find a mention that plantain preparations are permissible only in cases of low acidity, and in cases of hyperacid gastritis and gastric ulcers with increased secretion, they are contraindicated. Indeed, with reduced acidity they achieve better results. However, the use of plantain is not contraindicated in cases of increased acidity.

Chop well-washed plantain leaves, mash, squeeze out the juice, mix it with an equal amount of honey, and cook for 20 minutes. Take 2-3 tablespoons per day for gastritis, colitis, colic. Store in a well-sealed container in a cool place.

Every housewife often asks the question of what to cook. Salads have entered our lives and have remained favorites for quite some time, but often in families they are prepared according to traditional recipes, which becomes a little boring. How can you please your loved ones, how can you surprise them with your culinary skills? We are sure that such questions have come to women’s minds more than once. We will tell you one secret, we will teach you how to prepare plantain salad. This delicious dish will surprise and please everyone, and as a bonus, it will provide great benefits to the body.

Plantain - a herb with great potential

You may ask, why eat weed, what is good about it, besides the fact that you can apply it to a sore knee? But no. Such an accessible, simple and completely unique weed for many is unique in its composition, which benefits us. The herb can be used quite widely in cooking - casseroles, soups, snacks, marinades and so on. Well, we will talk specifically about plantain salad, and what are its benefits:

the plant is rich in vitamins. Plantain is especially rich in vitamin C; doctors recommend it during seasonal vitamin deficiencies and colds;
the grass contains flavonoids, pectins, phytoncides, minerals, antioxidants, acids, amino acids, each component is necessary for our health and replenishes the deficiency;
helps with gastrointestinal diseases;
eliminates swelling, has a diuretic effect, fights kidney stones;
relieves inflammation, fights pathogenic flora, heals wounds;
stimulates the immune system, increases appetite, can help in the fight against cancer;
perfectly calms and has a beneficial effect on the nervous system;
Helps normalize blood pressure and reduce cholesterol levels in the blood.

This is the benefit you can get from a plantain salad, and besides, this will not be all, because you are preparing a dish from more than one component, which means that a complex of nutrients will enter the body, making it healthy.

Important! Plantain should not be eaten by those who suffer from gastritis with high acidity and those with thick blood are at risk of developing blood clots.

Plantain salad: you didn’t know these recipes for sure

"Vitamin"

This salad is simply a storehouse of benefits, because it is prepared from natural products.

We will need:

plantain - leaves without stems - about 120-130 grams;
onion – medium sized head;
nettle – leaves – about 50 grams;
one egg;
horseradish - a piece of 50 grams;
salt, spices - to taste;
vinegar - optional;
sour cream or mayonnaise - for dressing.

We prepare a delicious salad.

Boil the egg. While it is cooking, we wash our greens, namely plantain and stinging nettle, and then scald them in boiling water for one minute. Let the water drain, dry on a towel, and chop the herbs. Cut the peeled onion into half rings, cool the egg and also chop finely. Three horseradish on a grater, put everything in a cup, salt and pepper, you can add a little apple cider vinegar. Then add sour cream.

"Vegetable"

This is a very traditional salad with tomatoes and cucumbers, but still not quite typical.

We will need:

tomatoes – 3-4 pieces;
onion - a bunch of greens;
dill and parsley - in small bunches;
plantain – 50 grams;
salt, pepper - to taste;
vegetable oil - olive or sunflower - for dressing;
cucumbers – 3-4 small or two large;
two eggs;
lettuce leaves.

We prepare a delicious salad.

Wash all vegetables and herbs well. Then we put our lettuce leaves on the bottom of the cup. In a separate bowl, mix chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, chopped herbs, plantain and eggs. Transfer the mixture onto lettuce leaves, add salt and pour over the oil dressing. We decorate our plantain salad with a sprig of parsley or parsley on top.

Advice! If you have purchased cucumbers, it is better to remove the skins from them using a vegetable peeler. It is believed that it is in this part that harmful additives that were used during the cultivation of the crop can be concentrated.

"In five minutes"

You can prepare such a snack very quickly, and the health benefits will be endless.

We will need:

radishes – 3-4 pieces;
sorrel – 100 grams;
greens - to taste: dill, parsley, arugula, whatever is available at the dacha;
spinach and plantain - 100-120 grams each;
salt, spices - to taste;
sour cream - for dressing.

We prepare a delicious salad.

It's simple - wash the radishes and all the greens, first mode into circles, then cut them into halves, chop all the greens, season with sour cream, pepper and salt. You can pour in a little lemon juice and add finely chopped garlic.

"Meat"

Benefits are benefits, but not every man likes to eat only greens and vegetables; many want meat, which is tastier and more satisfying. Please, this salad will be with plantain and chicken, you can replace it with beef or sausages.

We will need:

plantain – leaves without stems – 150 grams;
egg;
a piece of horseradish;
sour cream or mayonnaise - for dressing;
a little hot sauce;
greens - parsley, dill, onion - small bunches;
meat - chicken, beef or ham, at your discretion - 100 grams;
salt, spices - to taste. We would recommend serving cumin with meat.

We prepare a delicious salad.

Boil or fry the meat, cut into strips. Here we add all the greens, pre-washed and chopped. Crumble an egg into our plantain salad and add a piece of horseradish. Mix sour cream and hot sauce, season it with spices, pour over our salad, mix well, add salt and pepper to taste.

Advice! To make your salad even more delicious, you can marinate the meat and then cook it. If you are boiling breast, then add bay leaf and peppercorns, and add salt immediately.

"For gourmets"

If you are not surprised by the usual greens, horseradish or breast, then make a salad of plantain and pumpkin. The latter is often undeservedly not appreciated by housewives, which is a mistake. Pumpkin is a source of useful substances; many culinary dishes and desserts can be prepared from it.

We will need:

plantain – young leaves without stems – 70 grams;
vegetable oil - sunflower or olive - for dressing;
greenery;
pumpkin - a piece of 50 grams;
salt, spices - to taste.

We prepare a delicious salad.

First we make the pumpkin. We cut off the skin from a raw piece of vegetable, and then remove the seeds. Next, grate the pumpkin to make three tablespoons. You can make a paste by passing the vegetable through a meat grinder; you can also add seeds, which have long been famous for their ability to kill pathogenic flora. Wash the plantain, chop it, mix it with pumpkin, also cut the greens, and dress our salad. This dish can be served with meat and fish.

How do you like these unusual plantain salads? Everything is simple, but, you see, it’s original, and, most importantly, useful. Bon appetit!

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Plantain leaves are used in the treatment of inflammatory processes of the respiratory system, as an expectorant.

What dishes can you specifically prepare with plantain?

Polevitsa soup

You will need:
Nettle – 50 g
White edible quinoa – 40 g
Snitch – 40 g
Hogweed – 40 g
Plantain – 50 g
Mallow – 40 g
Ivan-tea – 40 g
Clover – 50 g
Sorrel – 25 g
Oxalis – 25 g

Cabbage soup "Stryapukha"

Pour boiling water over young shoots of nettle and plantain, cut, add finely chopped sorrel, carrots, parsley, onions, green onions. Stew the greens a little and lightly fry the vegetables.

You will need
Nettle – 100 g
Sorrel – 50 g
Plantain – 50 g
Carrots – 10 g
Parsley – 10 g
Onions – 20 g
Green onions – 15 g
Bay leaf – 2–3 pcs.
Cloves – 1 pc.
One mashed potato
Pepper - to taste

Soup "Vegetarian"

You will need
Water – 1 l
Carrots – 1 pc.
Celery root – 1 pc.
Parsley root – 1 pc.
Onions – 1 pc.
Potatoes – 1–2 pcs.
Plantain – 50 g
Salt and sour cream - to taste.

Cabbage soup "Green"

You will need
Sorrel – 500 g
Plantain – 200 g
Potatoes – 300 g
Onions – 2 pcs.
Green onions – 100 g
Butter for sautéing onions – 30 g
Sour cream – 50–100 g
Egg – 3–4 pcs.
Greens – 30 g
Salt - to taste

There is a recipe for the famous Frankfurt salad, which was adored by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, the great German writer, author of the immortal “Faust.”

“German” salad

You will need
Dandelion – 1.5 tbsp. l.
Nettle – 1.5 tbsp. l.
Plantain – 1 tbsp. l.
Sour sorrel – 1 tbsp. l.
Borage – 1 tbsp. l.
Parsley – 1/2 tbsp. l.
Green onions – 50 g
Dill – 1/2 tbsp. l.
Lovage – 0.5 tbsp. l.
Boiled eggs – 2 pcs.
Onions – 50 g

For the sauce
Kefir – 1 glass
Juice and peel of 1/2 lemon
Salt
Pepper - to taste

Salad "Peace"

You will need
Dandelion – 50 g
Plantain – 50 g
Garlic – 1 clove
Tarragon – 1 tsp.
Kupir – 1 tsp.
Vegetable oil – 1 tsp.
Lemon juice – 1 tsp.
Salt – 1 pinch

Salad "Saga"

You will need
Zherukha – 50 g
Nettle – 50 g
Plantain – 50 g
Dandelion – 50 g
Head lettuce – 50 g
Dill – 30 g
Parsley – 30 g
Borage – 30 g
Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. l.
Lemon juice – 1 tsp.
Sour cream – 2 tbsp. l. (kefir – 3 tbsp.)
Salt and sugar - one pinch each.

Salad "Poem"

You will need
Tomatoes – 300 g
Cucumbers – 300 g
Green onions – 60 g
Plantain – 50 g
Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.
Dill – 20 g
Parsley – 20 g
Salt - to taste

Salad “Spring Miracle”

You will need
Radish – 500 g
Plantain – 50 g
Green onions – 100 g
Vegetable oil – 50 g
Salt - to taste

Salad "Nightingale"

You will need
Spinach – 100 g
Sorrel – 100 g
Plantain – 100 g
Sour cream – 4 tbsp. l.
Salt - to taste

Salad “Kind”

You will need
Plantain – 100 g
Sorrel – 200 g
Spinach – 100 g
Boiled potatoes – 200 g
Sour cream – 150 g
Green onions – 50 g
Dill – 50 g
Salt and sugar - to taste

Stuffed cabbage rolls “Pridorozhnye”

You will need
Young plantain leaves – 10 pcs.
Boiled rice – 1 tbsp.
Carrots – 1 pc.
Raisins – 1/2 cup
Sour cream – 1 glass
Water (for diluting sour cream) – 1 tbsp.

In addition to all the listed dishes, plantain is included in delicious, and most importantly, healthy teas, recipes for which we offer you.

Tea "Karo"

You will need
Great plantain leaves – 300 g
Licorice root – 300 g
Coltsfoot leaves – 400 g

Tea "Doctor"

You will need
Elder flowers – 100 g
Sundew grass – 100 g
Plantain leaves – 100 g
Tricolor violet herb – 100 g

Tea "Riddle"

You will need
Knotweed grass – 100 g
Potentilla herb - 100 g
Plantain leaves – 200 g