Herbarium of the Bizarre

Plantain (Plantago)

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Someday I should cover the plantain fruit, too, just to be chaotic—I mean informative.


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Information provided by:

  1. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/plantain-weed
  2. https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Plantago%20major
  3. https://www.weedsandwildmedicine.co.uk/blog-1/plantain-the-sacred-herb-under-our-feet
  4. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013)
  5. Plantago major in Traditional Persian Medicine and modern phytotherapy: A narrative review by Younes Najafian (2018)
  6. Therapeutic uses and pharmacological properties of Plantago major L. and its active constituents by Ali Nazarizadeh, et al. (2013)
  7. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/plantago-major/
  8. The traditional uses, chemical constituents and biological activities of Plantago major L.: A review by Anne B. Samuelsen (2000)
  9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_major
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