Plantago major is an herbaceous perennial plant with a rosette of leaves 15–30 centimetres in diameter. Each leaf is oval-shaped, 5–20 cm long and 4–9 cm broad, rarely up to 30 cm long and 17 cm broad, with an acute apex, a smooth margin, and a distinct petiole almost as long as the leaf itself. There are five to nine conspicuous veins over the length of the leaf. The flowers are small, greenish-brown with purple stamens, produced in a dense spike 5–15 cm long on top of a stem 13–15 cm tall and rarely to 70 cm tall.
Plantain is wind-pollinated and propagates primarily by seeds, which are held on the long, narrow spikes which rise well above the foliage. Each plant can produce up to 20,000 seeds, which are very small and oval-shaped, with a bitter taste.
Highlights of Plantago Major is used to treat aches and pains.
It can help reduce symptoms.
inflammation of the muscles
tendon inflammation
Neck pain, shoulder pain, etc.
Plantago major is not difficult to find. will be seen all over the region by up on the meadows moist open areas If you don’t want to seek out the forests in the fields, you can bring the old seeds to plant by yourself.
and medicinal benefits of Plantago Major parts of Plantago major are also used to make healing herbs, such as:
– The roots are boiled to cure wasting disease.
– Seeds make the eyes bright. The whole plant helps to treat red eyes, starch eyes.
– Cough seeds, colds, bronchitis
– Stem and leaves boiled with Plukao Cure high blood pressure, etc.