Plantain Leaf (C/S) (OG) (PLANTAGO MAJOR)

Description:
Plantain is a hardy and prolific perennial plant, belonging to the Plantaginaceae family. It has a very short light brown rhizome, large and broadly ovate leaves with parallel ribs running along their length, and slender tapered flowerspikes with yellow-green flowers.

Origin:
Hungary

Other Names:
Cuckoo's Bread, English-man's Foot, The Leaf of Patrich, Patrick's Dock, Ripple Grass, St. Paterick's Leaf, Slan-lus, Snakebite, Snakeweed, Waybread, Weybroed, White Man's Foot

Part Used:
Leaf

Culinary Uses:
To make a tea, pour 1 cup boiling water over 2 teaspoons of Plantain Leaf, cover and steep 3-5 minutes.

Medicinal Uses:
Plantain is used to clear mucous from the body, and to neutralize poisons. As a mild tea it is used to treat lung problems in children, and as a stronger tea is used to treat stomach ulcers. It is also used for diarrhea, bladder infections, and for treating wounds.

Magickal Powers and Correspondences:
Powers: Healing, protection, strength, and snake repelling.
Planet Rulership: Venus
Element Rulership: Earth
Gender: Feminine
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