Plantaginaceae Plantago macrocarpa Cham. & Schlecht.
Seashore Plantain
Aleut - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 428
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Plantago macrocarpa Cham. & Schlecht.
Scientific name: Plantago macrocarpa Cham. & Schlecht.
USDA symbol: PLMA (
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Common names: Seashore Plantain
Family: Plantaginaceae
Family (APG): Plantaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Aleut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of root taken as a tonic.
RECRD: 91722 id: 28387