Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Hoary plantain

Plant

Family

Plantaginaceae

English

Hoary plantain, Lamb's-tongue plantain, Plantago media

Latin

Plantago media L.

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Alleviating, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, Antihemorrhagic, Antihæmorrhagic, Aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Astrigent, Astringent, Bleeding Stancher, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, catharic, Cathartic, check bleeding, Cleanses the blood, Coolant, Cooling, Demulcent, Deobstruent, depurant, Depurative, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, disease of the eye, diuretic, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, Fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, Gastritis, haemostatic, Hemostat, Hemostatic, Hæmostatic, improves appetite, inappetence, Increases the appetite, inflammation in stomach, Inflammation of bowels, inflammation of stomach, inflammation of the lungs, Inflammatory states of intestines, inhibit bleeding, intestinal inflammation, lack of appetite, laxative, Loss of appetite, Lung inflammation, mitigating, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, palliative, Pneumonia, pneumonitis, Poor appetite, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Refrigerant, Refrigerent, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulate the appetite, Stiptic, Stomach inflammation, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, styptic, to cleanse the blood, Tooth problems

Homoeopathically uses

bedwetting, middle-ear infections, toothache

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 mucilage

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0399

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