Plantaginaceae Plantago major L.

Common Plantain

Shuswap - Drug, Diaphoretic

Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 64

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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: Shuswap
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diaphoretic
Notes: Leaf rubbed on the body to produce sweating.

RECRD: 91778 id: 28477

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