English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie
Habitat: fields, waste areas
Season: May-October
Active chemical ingredient: Aucubin
Chemical structure:
Uses: treat frostbite, rattlesnake bites, diarrhea, fever, coughing, infections, inflammation, stop bleeding, burns, insect bites, blisters, dermatitis, rope burn
Preparation: fresh leaves for frostbite, roots used for snake bites; decoction of roots for diarrhea, fever, cough; leaf and seed extract (antibacterial); hot-leaf poultice for inflammations and infections; decoction of dried leaves for bleeding; crushed fresh leaves, salve, cream, or poultice for burns, insect bites, blisters, dermatitis, chewed fresh leaf blended with water and applied to skin for rope burn
Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie
Habitat: Grows on upland fields, prairies, pastures, glades, roadsides, wasteland, edges of woods, and open, disturbed places
Season: May-August
Active chemical ingredient: oleandrin
Chemical structure:
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Uses of Specimen: Use as tea wash. Milky sap helps sores heal and removes warts
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