English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)

The extracts of this herb are approved to treat cutaneous and mucosal inflammation. The active compounds include mucilages such as glucomannans, monoterpenes including aucubin, flavonoids such as apigenine glucoside, caffeic acids including chlorogenic acid, hydroxycoumarins such as aesculetin, silicic acid, tannins, and saponins. Therapeutic effects include acceleration of hemostasis and enhanced epithelialization and are bactericidal. Monoterpenes and saponins account for most of these effects. There are no health hazards reported with English plantain. It is administered as a liquid extract, juice, or tea for lozenge or infusion (3).

Updated: July 21, 2015 — 1:06 pm