Plantago
- noun
- /plænˈteɪɡoʊ/
- Specialized
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Plantago
- A garden filled with various herbs can include Plantago for its medicinal benefits.
- Plantago major
Examples
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Many people find relief from digestive issues by using Plantago as a natural remedy.
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Again: Plantago lanceolata.
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The herbalist recommended Plantago for its soothing properties in herbal teas.
Compounds
- Specialized
A water plant with broad leaves and small white or pink flowers that grows in marshes and shallow water
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A small North American wild plant with long soft hairs on the leaves
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A wild plant with long narrow leaves with raised veins that grows in fields and by roads
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A plant that lives for several years with hairy leaves and small fragrant white flowers
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A Mediterranean plant whose small seeds swell when wet and help with constipation
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A small wild plant from North America with broad leaves and red leaf stalks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plantago is easy to remember if you think of the Latin root planta meaning 'sole of the foot', since the leaves lie flat like a sole. That's why Plantago is the name for these low, flat plants whose leaves and seeds are used in food and medicine.
