Plantain Edible Weed. Youll see them poking between the cracks of sidewalks along fences and pretty much anywhere where humans have disturbed the land. But plantain is one of the most medicinally powerful nuisance plants in gardens and yards not being taking advantage of for health perhaps to our detriment.
The other day The Tyrant and I were walking our property with our baby Sebastian. Youll see them poking between the cracks of sidewalks along fences and pretty much anywhere where humans have disturbed the land. The broadleaf plantain weeds that you find in your yard can be eaten entirely but the young leaves are the tastiest.
Plantain weed is a plant with edible leaves and seeds that have longstanding medicinal uses.
Not only is this a vital wild edible plant for overall good health this wild weed can be used to treat chronic diarrhea as well as digestive tract disorders. The that Psyllium plantain contains are one of the primary reasons it is also a potent wild medicinal plant. Plantain belongs to a big family of plants called Plantaginaceae. Were talking about the broadleaf plantain Plantago major also known as greater plantain.
