Plantago Major and Plantago Lanceolata
Most call P. Major broad leaf plantain and P. Lanceolata narrow leaf plantain. The health benefits are similar but P. Major taste much better though I like the taste of both, I prefer P. Major. Or P Rugelii which looks similar to P. Major but it has a purple or red color at the bottom of the leaf stem. It is the mildest tasting of the three and has a somewhat sweet taste. This is another herb that is a power house when it comes to healing. It can help balance the immune system. Helps with inflammation and poor blood circulation. Kills many pathogens and has amazing healing abilities. It can kill gangrene so the phytochemicals are being researched in it. It also fights chronic illnesses even cancer. I have found it works fantastic for rashes especially poison ivy. To prevent a rash I will take Jewel Weed and use the juices because it is good at breaking up the urishiol. It doesn’t prevent the rash though but will reduce the effects of the urishiol in poison ivy or poison sumac. I then use the juice from plantain to prevent the a rash. It contains biacalein which is what give sculletaria it’s healing benefits.
https://www.ediblewildfood.com/rugels-plantain.aspx
https://wellnessmama.com/4638/plantain-herb-profile/
Cancer
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29710521
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28839362
Speeds up the healing of wounds and prevents infection.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29575942
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25244603
Protects the renal system from inflammation.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29632849
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29507272
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28335408
It also protects our bodies from oxidative stress which is the cause of chronic illness.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27514764
The many benefits are listed in this study.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5878035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29028587
It contians biacalein and aucubin. This gives it many healing abilities along with the ability to fight pathogens. Biacalein has been shown to reverse some injury to the cardiovascular system and the lungs.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26618515
Contains oligosaccharides (mucilage) which help balance gut bacteria and heal the gut.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28704184
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10399303
The seeds have the most mucilage and really helped heal my gut. The seeds are what most know as physillium.
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