Plantain Herb. Plantain is wind-pollinated facilitating its growth where there are no bees and few other plantain plants. Plantain can be found in footpaths meadows laws roadsides and dumps waste sites.
Despite its many attributes the plantain weed is a humble and persistent plant. The plantain plant is also known as Plantago lanceolata or Plantago major. Broadleaf plantain Plantago major is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows in most areas of the world.
The young spring leaves can be eaten as food in salads.
Its high in mucilage and a number of inflammation-modulating compounds Adom et al 2017 which give. Despite its many attributes the plantain weed is a humble and persistent plant. Plantain herb is one of our most versatile medicinal plants. This perennial plant produces greenish.