| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaves applied to sores. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 98 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of seeds taken to facilitate digestion and reduce intestinal inflammation. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 98 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of seeds taken to regulate and shorten menses. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 98 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of roots with other roots used for difficult breathing caused by lower chest pains. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 59 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Isleta Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves used as a stomach tonic. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 38 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Ear Medicine Infusion of leaves put in the ear for earaches. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 52 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Keres, Western Drug, Blood Medicine Roots used for blood medicine. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 61 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Keres, Western Food, Unspecified Tender shoots used for food. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 61 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaves applied to draw blisters on sores and swellings. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 287 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Laguna Food, Unspecified Young leaves used for food. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 42 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Mahuna Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used to dislodge and draw out poisonous thorns and splinters. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 16 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Burn Dressing Infusion of leaves used for burns. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234235 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Fresh leaf used for swellings. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234235 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Diuretic Infusion of leaves taken for bowel troubles and as a urinary. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234235 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves used for bowel troubles and as a urinary. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 234235 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Mohegan Drug, Burn Dressing Leaves bound over burns. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Mohegan Drug, Dermatological Aid Leaves bound over bruises. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Mohegan Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of fresh leaves applied to insect bites, cuts or swellings. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Mohegan Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Leaves bound over snakebites to draw out poison. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Mohegan Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Poultice of fresh leaves applied to snake and insect bites to remove poison. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Mohegan Food, Vegetable Combined with pigweed, mustard, dock and nettle and used as mixed greens. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 83 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Disinfectant Cold infusion of plant taken for 'lightning infection.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Root used as a 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Nitinaht Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of moist leaves placed on cuts, boils and open sores. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 115 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Nitinaht Drug, Disinfectant Poultice of moist leaves placed on infections and boils. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 115 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Nitinaht Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Leaves chewed and swallowed for stomach ulcers. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 115 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of soaked leaves bound on burns, scalds and snakebites. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 380381 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of soaked leaves bound on bruises, sprains, sores and bee stings. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 380381 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of soaked leaves bound on bruises, sprains or sores. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 380381 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Poultice of soaked leaves bound on snakebites. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 380381 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Poultice of pounded leaves applied for medicinal purposes. Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2317 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Ojibwa Other, Protection Ground root always carried in the pockets to ward off snakes. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 431 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed leaves applied to kill the germs of sores. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 111 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of root taken for colds. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 119120 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaves bound onto cuts and wounds to promote healing without scars. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 119120 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Paiute Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of root taken for pneumonia. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 119120 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Ponca Drug, Dermatological Aid Hot leaves applied to foot to draw out thorns or splinters. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 115 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of heated leaf bound on swellings and inflammations. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 71, 72 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of root taken to lubricate throat for removal of lodged bone. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 71, 72 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Rappahannock Drug, Febrifuge Poultice of ground leaves used for fever. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 25 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Shinnecock Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pounded leaves applied to draw out inflammation from sore spots. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 119 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Shinnecock Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of leaves used as a wash for sore eyes. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 119 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Compound poultice of leaves applied to wounds, swellings and rheumatism. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 119120 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound poultice of leaves applied for wounds, bruises, swellings and boils. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 119120 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice and infusion of whole plant used for battle bruises. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 43 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed leaves applied to dropsical swellings and infections. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 119120 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of raw leaves with wild clematis applied to wounds. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 43 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Disinfectant Poultice of mashed leaves applied to dropsical swellings and infections. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 119120 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root taken for stomach trouble. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 119120 |
| Plantago major L. Common Plantain USDA PLMA2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Kidney Aid Poultice of mashed leaves applied to dropsical swellings and infections. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 119120 |