Common Plantain

Description: The seeds are used commonly in cereals and the leaves are used for herbal medicine.

Newest Review: ... green stem with a cone-like cluster of flowers at the top. Take a look at the pictures to see the differences. None of these species of plantain have anything to do with the banana-like fruit. Tender new leaves or stalks of the plantains are good fresh in salads, and cooked as a spinach substitute. Leaves become tough quickly though, so best to pick them while young. The seeds are said to ... more

... have a nutty taste, can be parched and then ground into flour. Leaves, seeds or roots can all be used to make a tea. Certain caterpillars and birds consider these plants an important food source, which would make those Creatures balancing energies for t...more

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Common Plantain: Who Sings Now?: a poetic discussion of Nature Teachers (1998 words)
by - written on 24/05/08 (Very useful, 257 readings)
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"My broad green hands hold aloft a slender wand. Drink me, bathe in my essence and I will wave away pain, cleanse blood, banish poison. Yet I am thought a weed when found within your lawn! Herald of spring, yet my dress is plain. I will teach you of tenacity, and stability, Master Healer, I show you when new life has begun!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Just as the soft rains fill the streams, pour into the rivers and join together in the oceans, so may the power of every moment of your goodness flow forth to awaken and ... Read the complete review

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