Category: Plantain

Plantain Herb

Plantain (Plantago major), cut and sifted, leaf, Czech Republic. Refrigerant, diuretic and somewhat astringent. Has been used in inflammation of the skin, ulcers, intermittent fever, etc., and as a vulnerary (a healing application for wounds), and externally as a stimulant application to sores. Applied to a bleeding surface, the leaves are of some value in […]

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Posted in Plantain on Dec 16th, 2008, 8:26 am by michael