Plantaginaceae Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Poultice
Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 231
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Plantago major L.
Scientific name: Plantago major L.
USDA symbol: PLMA2 (
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Common names: Common Plantain
Family: Plantaginaceae
Family (APG): Plantaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poultice
Notes: Leaves used as poultices.
RECRD: 11145 id: 28391