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Plantain Plantago major ,lanceolata L.

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Common Names
Plantain , Broad-leaved Plantain, Ribword, narrow leaved plantain, Slan-lus
Botanical Name
Plantago major ,lanceolata L.
Family
PLANTAGINACEAE Plantain Family
Plantain Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Abrasions/Cuts * Burns/SunBurn * Insect Bites/Rashes * Sore Throat/Laryngitis *
Properties: Astringent* Refrigerant* Diuretic* Styptic* Vulnerary* Refrigerant*
Parts Used: root, leaves, flowers
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Traditions:

Plantain leaves are best used fresh, the plant can be put in the blender roots and all. The macerated fresh leaves are put on bee stings and used for skin irritations, malignant ulcers,and burns, and to stop bleeding in minor cuts.
Plantago psyllium is know for its seeds and husk which are a good source of dietary fiber and are used as an effective laxative. When combined with water, the seed husk swells up to 14 times its volume.Since ancient times psyllium seed has been used as an effective laxative, with no harmful side effects.

The American Indian used the abundant plant as the chief remedy for the bite of the rattlesnake, and called it "snakeweed" after this use.


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referencesPlantain Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Abrasions/Cuts * Burns/SunBurn * Insect Bites/Rashes * Sore Throat/Laryngitis *
Plantain for :Burns/wound healing
Burns/wound healing Plantain's juice is in fact antibacterial and quite soothing when applied to a burn. Like comfrey, it contains allantoin, an anti-inflammatory phytochemical that speeds wound healing, stimulates the grow of new skin cells, and give the immune system a lift.

James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Plantain for :Sore throat
Sore throat A tissue-soother, plantain is demulcent, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial. The German Commission E, that country's equivalent of the USDA, endorses it as safe and effective for throat inflammation.

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Plant Description

Deutschlands Flora 1796
Deutschlands Flora 1796

Plantain is useful plant overlooked by many because of its abundance and reputation as a weed. You have probably seen it growing in the cracks of sidewalks, or the middle of your driveway. It is a good source of vitamins C, A, and K. Over two hundred species of plantain grow throughout the world, the two most common to North American are P. major, the broad-leaved or common plantain, and P. lanceolata, the narrow-leaved plantain, (ribwort).

Astrology:
folkloreIt is true, Misaldus and others, yea, almost all astrology-physicians, hold this to be an herb of Mars, because it cures the diseases of the head and privities, which are under the houses of Mars, Aries, and Scorpio. The truth is, it is under the command of Venus, and cures the head by antipathy to Mars, and the privities by sympathy to Venus; neither is there hardly a martial disease but it cures. Nicholas Culpeper
Folklore, Myths and Legends
folkloreOur Saxon ancestors esteemed plantain highly and in the old Lacnunga (a collection of miscellaneous medical texts,Lacnunga means 'remedies' in Old English) the Weybroed (plantain) is mentioned as one of nine sacred herbs.
Quick Tips
This weedy plant can be found almost anywhere. Mash the fresh leaves of plantain and apply to insect bites or stings for quick relief.

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