Plantain

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

Last updated on: 15.12.2022

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

In Central Europe on meadows and roadsides widespread up to 50 cm high plant of great allergological importance.

The leaf of the plantain resembles a human foot sole, Latin name: Plantago from planta = foot sole. Interesting is the naming of the Indians: Everywhere where Europeans appeared, the plantain also spread, hence the name "footsteps of the white man".

General informationThis section has been translated automatically.

Habitat: Semi-humid, grassy, up to 2000 m altitude. Plantain pollen is a common allergen. Flowering time: May to October. Pollen size: 29 and 40 µm. Cross-allergies do not exist according to present knowledge. The plantain belongs to the "well-tried" medicinal plants.

NaturopathyThis section has been translated automatically.

Both leaves and roots of the Indian plantain are used as medicine. The following effects are known: stimulating mucous membranes, expectorant, blood coagulant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial. see also under Indian psyllium, Plantaginis ovata semen

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Last updated on: 15.12.2022

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles