Plantaginaceae Plantago cordata Lam.

Heartleaf Plantain

Houma - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 62

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Scientific name: Plantago cordata Lam.
USDA symbol: PLCO2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Heartleaf Plantain
Family: Plantaginaceae
Family (APG): Plantaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Poultice of raw leaves and grease or oil used on cuts, sores, burns and boils.

RECRD: 91705 id: 28369

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