Plantaginaceae Plantago major L.

Common Plantain

Thompson - Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 236

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemorrhoid Remedy
Notes: Poultice of chewed leaves used for hemorrhoids.

RECRD: 33110 id: 28479

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