Plantains

Plantain possesses diuretic and antihemorrhagic properties. Traditionally, it has been used for cystitis with hematuria, and specifically for hemorrhoids with bleeding and irritation. 

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The leaves of large plantain Plantago major L.) are used for wotmd healing in the traditional medicine. The effect might be due to biologically active polysaccharides. A pectin, PMII with anti-complementary activity has been isolated from the leaves by water extraction and ion exchange chromatography (1). 

The elder flower is rather musk-scented. Some feel that its perfume is somewhat psychoactive, and this may be the reason why so much lore and legend surround it. Elder blossoms are often used in herbal salves for tropical application to the skin. Other common herbs included in such salves are comfrey leaves (Symphytum officinale), calendula (Calendula officinalis) blossoms and plantain (Plantago major) leaves. 

Good manufacturing practices (GMPs) ensure that products meet specific quality standards, are not adulterated or misbranded, and contain the correct ingredients and doses stated on the label. GMPs specifically for dietary supplements are being proposed from the FDA. Cases of adulteration have been reported to the FDA, and examples include a plantain product adulterated with digitalis and hibiscus tea adulterated with warfarin [29]. 

Remove individual weeds like daisies, plantains, and dandelions by hand, using an old kitchen knife or special tool, such as an asparagus fork. 

Clover grows well in poor soil. Fertilizing the lawn will tend to deter it (but see also The value of clover, opposite). Sheep s sorrel can be a problem in acidic soil conditions. Liming soil (see below) can help. Plantain and thistles grow where grass is thin or patchy. Lawn pests include ants, leatherjackets, and moles see the A-Z of Plant Problems ipp.320-341) for advice on these. 

Phenol occurs naturally in many plants including blueberries (10 to 60 ppb), marjoram (1,431-8,204 ppm), sweetflag, safflower buds (40 ppb), mud plantain, capillary wormwood, asparagus... 

Mecoprop Acid 7085-19-0 2.29 -1956 Herbicide A postemergence herbicide used to control broad-leaved weeds such as cleavers, chickweed, plantains, and clover... 

Peru. Decoction of the leaf with ayahuasca beverage (Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis) is taken orally for hallucinating effect during shamanic training. A diet of cooked plantain and smoked fish follows each use . Hot water extract of the dried flower and leaf is used externally for snake and spider bites . The Witotos and Boras used the fresh leaves as poultice over boils and infected wounds. The Tikuna men mix the crushed leaves with oil from palms as a hair dressing to prevent baldness. The Jivaros use the tobacco juice for indisposition, cold, chills, and snake bites and to treat pulmonary ailments ... 

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Common plantain Arabic countries Plantago ovata... 

Appreciable delay of ripening and consequent enhancement of shelf life have been noted in some tropical fruits such as bananas, plantain, and mangoes after low-dose irradiation (0.2-0.7 kGy) [40,41]. Maximum delay of ripening has been observed with fruits of lower maturity. However, these feasible levels of doses are close to those that induce phytotoxicity, and many factors (varietal differences, the fruit s stage of maturity at the time of irradiation, etc.) make the outcome of the treatment uncertain. 

Plantago asiatica L. depressa Willd. exaltata Horn. P. loureiri Roem. et Schult. P. major L. P. major L. var. asiatica DC Che Chen Zi (Plantain) (seed) d-xylose, 1-arabinose, d-galacturonic acid, 1-rhamnose, plantasan, plantenolic acid, plantagin, homoplantagin, aucubin, ursolic acid, hentriacontane.48-510 Diuretic, expectorant, intestinal infection, diarrhea caused by bacteria. 

There are a great many other tropical plants from which starch could be extracted, such as the unripe fruit of the plantain and banana, and the tuber of the diascorea or yam, the former of which is stated to affbrd seventeen per cent, of stareh, aud the latter nearly twenty-three per cent,... 

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