Plantaginaceae Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
Mohegan - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266
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Plantago major L.
Scientific name: Plantago major L.
USDA symbol: PLMA2 (
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Common names: Common Plantain
Family: Plantaginaceae
Family (APG): Plantaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Leaves bound over snakebites to draw out poison.
RECRD: 91754 id: 28444