Plantaginaceae Plantago major L.

Common Plantain

Yurok - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 46

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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: Yurok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of steamed leaves applied to boils.

RECRD: 5942 id: 28480

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