This Little Weed is one of the Most Useful Medicines on the Planet by Jess Smith

Andrea Green's picture

plantain

You’ve stepped on it, ignored it, and tried to eradicate it from your lawn. However, this innocuous little weed is one of the most useful medicines on the planet, just begging to be harvested.

There are two major types of plantain in BC, Canada: Lance and Broadleaf. Generally, all 200-plus varieties of plantain yield the same results. It grows especially well in poor, rocky soil (such as driveways) and is often seen alongside dandelion. More often than not, you will see plantain growing in gravel pits and construction sites as nature seeks to regenerate the soil. Introduced to North America in the 1600s, it was once called “White Man’s Foot” by the Native Americans who witnessed that where the Europeans tread and disrupted the soil, plantain sprung up.

Read more here http://www.thefutureofhealthnow.com/little-weed-one-useful-medicines-planet/

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ronlaswell's picture

One day I was in a suburban neighborhood, and wanted to find some to show a person what it was.  We walked for quite a ways, and were unable to find any - most likely because people are spreading too many herbicides.  What a shame!