View photos of the edible and medicinal plant, Plantago major (Plantain), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States and the Wild Edible Series: Arizona and Colorado.
A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:
Internally, the tea or fresh juice diminishes mucus membrane heat. Use it for intestinal inflammation with corresponding diarrhea. It’s also a soothing diuretic that lessens urinary tract irritation and burning urination. Additionally, the plant reduces bronchial irritation particularly when the lungs feel hot and dry.
A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Arizona:
Plantain is entirely edible, yet the young springtime leaves are the choice part. They can be eaten fresh, but most find them better as a cooked green.
A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Colorado:
All other species of Plantain are edible (or at least not poisonous), though this species is considered more palatable than others.
