plantago (Plantago lanceolata).
Watch where you step! This little weed is often underfoot and highly underutilized as a healer for all.
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Main medicinal uses:
✔ draws out toxins
✔ soothes respiratory tract
✔ helps heal infections
✔ treats acne, itchy rashes and insect bites
✔ eases stomach pains
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Constituents:
carbohydrates (fructose, glucose, saccharoses), acids (chlorogenic, benzoic, caffeic, coumaric, fumaric, salicylic, asocorbic), iridoid glycosides (acubin, catalpol), tannins, flavonoids (apigenin, luteolin, scutellarin, baicalein), alkaloid, gum, resins, saponins, minerals Zn, K+, Mg, P, vitamins C, K, beta-carotene, calcium
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Therapeutic actions:
deobstruent, cooling alterative, emollient, astringent, diuretic, anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-histamine, expectorant, anti-hemorrhagic, vasoconstrictor, antacid
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Organs or systems affected:
bladder, intestines, kidneys, lungs, skin
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