The study analyzed two plantain species commonly found in Estonia—broadleaf plantain (Plantago major) and ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata). Freshly collected and self-dried plants were ...

During medicine walking tours in Banff National Park and near Sundre, Brenda Holder likes to point out the plantago major, the broadleaf plantain. “It’s probably got over 1,000 medicinal uses ...

In Estonia, many people learnt a lesson from ethnomedicine as children – that placing a plantain leaf on a scraped knee would help to heal the skin faster. This practice has been a common way to aid ...