Plantaginaceae Plantago major L.

Common Plantain

Mohegan - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266

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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: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Leaves bound over snakebites to draw out poison.

RECRD: 91754 id: 28444

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