Wildcrafting Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major)

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Broadleaf Plantain grows from a short, tough rootstock or rhizome, which has many long, straight, yellowish roots and is a basal, rosette of large, broadly oval, dark green, leaves. The 4 to 10-inch long smooth, thick, strong, and fibrous leaves have 3 to 7 or more ribbed veins, abruptly contracting into a long, petiole (leaf stalk), which is reddish at the base. The leaf margin of Broadleaf Plantain is entire, or unevenly toothed. The flower stalks are erect, long, slender, densely-flowered spikes. Each tiny flower is brownish and bell-shaped with four stamens and purple anthers. Flowers bloom most of the summer. The fruit is a two-celled capsule and contains four to sixteen seeds. Gather young edible Broadleaf Plantain leaves in spring. Gather Plantain after the flower spike forms, and dry for later herb use. The young leaves of the Broadleaf Plantain plant are edible as a raw salad or cooked as spinach. Broadleaf Plantain contains Acubin, which is reported to be a powerful anti-toxin. The leaves and the seed are medicinally used as an antibacterial, antidote, astringent, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antitussive, cardiac, demulcent, diuretic, expectorant, hemostatic, laxative, ophthalmic, poultice, refrigerant, and vermifuge. Medical evidence confirms uses as an alternative medicine for asthma, emphysema, bladder problems, bronchitis, fever, hypertension, rheumatism, and blood sugar control.

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