Plantaginaceae Plantago major L.

Common Plantain

Chippewa - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 353

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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: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Poultice of chopped, fresh leaves and root applied to snakebites.

RECRD: 91738 id: 28414

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