Plantaginaceae Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
Costanoan - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 11
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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: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for fever.
RECRD: 91739 id: 28416