Plantaginaceae Plantago major L.

Common Plantain

Abnaki - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 172

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Scientific name: Plantago major L.
USDA symbol: PLMA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Plantain
Family: Plantaginaceae
Family (APG): Plantaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Poultice of leaves applied to the foot for rheumatism or swellings.

RECRD: 50425 id: 28389

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