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  Ribwort Plantain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) is a plant of genus Plantago.
It is a common weed of cultivated land.
When this Plantain grows amongst the tall grasses of the meadow its leaves are longer, more erect and less harsh, than when we find it by the roadside, or on dry soil.
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 Ribwort plantain - Weed information - HDRA Weed Management
Ribwort plantain may behave as a biennial or even an annual but is a true perennial with a thick short rhizome.
Ribwort plantain is a very variable species and many varieties and sub-species have been described but habitat and climate can have a big effect on morphology.
Ribwort plantain is attacked by a range of insects and is an alternate host for several species of aphid.
www.gardenorganic.org.uk /organicweeds/weed_information/weed.php?id=14   (928 words)

  
 Glenvale Publications - Golf and Sports Turf
Ribwort is also known as common plantain, plantain, narrow-leaf plantain, lamb's tongue, ribgrass and ribwort plantain.
Plantain leaves also have distinct ribs travelling down their length, which is probably how ribwort got its name.
With ribwort, the seed-head tends to be clustered right at the end of the stalk, whereas the seeds are spread much further down the stalk in greater plantain (Fig 3).
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 Ribwort Plantain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Ribwort Plantain is an excellent cough remedy because of the mucilage, astringent bitters and silicic acid it contains.
Thus, as "leaf flower", Ribwort Plantain specifically influences inflammation in the bronchial region: leaves and bronchi are located at the centre of the plant and the human being, respectively, and thus correspond to each other.
Ribwort Plantain is contained in WALA remedies for coughs and catarrhal inflammatory disorders of the airways.
www.wala.de /english/pflanze/archiv/spitz.htm   (879 words)

  
 ImmunoCAP InVitroSight - Plantain (English), Ribwort   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Cross-reactivity between grass and Plantain pollen is mainly caused by a 30-kDa protein in Plantain pollen.
English Plantain pollen is an important cause of asthma, allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis, particularly in the temperate regions of North America, Australia and Europe(13,14,15).
Plantain pollen has been shown to be present in relatively large amounts in Montpellier, in southern France, and was the second most important cause of allergy, after grass pollen allergy, in pollen-allergic patients(16).
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 health encyclopedia
Plantain is a perennial herb widely distributed throughout Europe and Asia (Wichtl and Bisset, 1994).
In Germany, plantain is official in the German Pharmacopeia, approved in the Commission E monographs, and the tea form is official in the German Standard License monograph for oral ingestion, rinses, and gargles as well as external use as a cataplasm (BAnz, 1998; Braun et al., 1997; DAB 10, 1991—1996; Wichtl and Bisset, 1994).
The Commission E approved the internal use of plantain for catarrhs of the respiratory tract and inflammatory alterations of the oral and pharyngeal mucosa.
www.herbalgram.org /iherb/expandedcommissione/he078.asp   (1586 words)

  
 FanFiction.Net : Dictionary & Thesaurus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Rattlesnake plantain, an orchidaceous plant (Goodyera pubescens), with the leaves blotched and spotted with white.
Robin's plantain, the Erigeron bellidifolium, a common daisylike plant of North America.
Water plantain, a plant of the genus Alisma, having acrid leaves, and formerly regarded as a specific against hydrophobia.
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 Plantain Herb Information
Plantain should not be confused with the banana-like vegetable of the same name.
The seeds of plantain can also be used medicinally, having mild laxative effects similar to the seeds of psyllium, a close relative of plantain.
Plantain is not associated with any common side effects and is thought to be safe for children.
www.evitamins.com /healthnotes.asp?ContentID=2148003   (829 words)

  
 botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Plantain, Ribwort - Herb Profile and Information
Of these, the most important is Plantago lanceolatus (Linn.), the Ribwort Plantain.
'The farmers in general consider this species of plantain as a favourite food of sheep and hence it is frequently recommended in the laying down of meadow and pasture land, and the seed is for that purpose kept in the shops.'
But its cultivation was never seriously taken up, for though its mucilaginous leaves are relished by sheep and to a certain extent by cows and horses, it does not answer as a crop, except on very poor land, where nothing else will grow.
www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/p/plarib48.html   (574 words)

  
 Plantago - Alternative medicine - Alternative medicine
The inflorescences are borne on stalks typically 5-40 cm tall, and can be a short cone or a long spike, with numerous tiny wind-pollinated flowers.
Plantains are used as food plants by the larvae of some species of Lepidoptera - see list of Lepidoptera which feed on Plantago.
Plantain seed husks expand and become Mucilagemucilaginous when wet, especially those of P.
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 Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
also known as: ribwort, ribgrass, buckhorn, buckhorn plantain, English plantain, lance leaved plantain, lanceleaf plantain, lanceleaf Indianwheat, narrowleaf plantain, narrow leaved plantain, rat tail, lamb's tongue, wild sago.
This plant has nothing to do with the banana-like fruit called the plantain.
It is invasive and, to be frank, not the prettiest plant in sight by a long shot.
www.panikon.com /gardens/weedalogue/ribwort   (58 words)

  
 Ribwort plantain - Plantago lanceolata - ARKive
This common plantain has dark green, narrow lance-shaped leaves that form rosettes.
This is reflected by a number of alternative names for the plant, including fighters, soldiers and hard-heads.
The other names fire-weed or fire leaf refer to the fact that farmers used to judge whether a haystack would be likely to catch fire by feeling a leaf of ribwort plantain to see how much moisture was left in the hay.
www.arkive.org /species/ARK/plants_and_algae/Plantago_lanceolata   (160 words)

  
 Birds Online - Healthy nutrition for budgies - Ribwort Plantain
ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) are a tasteful addition to a budgie's diet.
Served as an infusion or as fresh food, the greater plantain helps against diarrhoea.
Please do never use ribwort plantain as the only medicament.
www.birds-online.de /nahrung/gruenfutter/spitzwegerich_en.htm   (128 words)

  
 herb data, Plantain, Plantago major, Greater Plantain, waybread, round-leaved plantain, Englishman's foot, common ...
Plantain, Greater Plantain, waybread, round-leaved plantain, Englishman's foot, common plantain, ribwort, ripple grass, snake weed
Both the Greater Plantain and its close relative Ribwort Plantain have valuable healing properties.
It acts as a gentle expectorant whilst also soothing inflamed and sore membranes, making it ideal for coughs and mild bronchitis.
www.holistic-online.com /herbal-Med/_Herbs/h282.htm   (205 words)

  
 Ribwort Plantain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Where to find it: Roadside verges, meadows, hedgerows and on dry soils.
Medicinal virtues: The leaves are astringent and vulnerary, and are used in the same manner as the Broad-leaved Plantain.
Modern uses: This is also used as a substitute for Plantago major.
www.magdalin.com /herbal/plants_pages/p/plantain_ribwort.htm   (124 words)

  
 Ribwort Plantain Flower Fairy by Cicely Mary Barker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Ribwort Plantain Flower Fairy by Cicely Mary Barker
Ribwort Plantain is a perennial herb that is native to Europe and Asia.
Ribwort is not generally grown in a garden because it is so easy to find wild.
www.gardenfairy.com /fairy/ribwortplantain.htm   (114 words)

  
 On Sell:plantain,plantain recipe,agriculture plant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Plantain Seed:Plantain Seed is the dried ripe seed of Plantago asiatica L. or Plantago depressa Willd.(Fam.
Externally yellowish-brown to dark brown, with fine wrinkles, and a grayish-white concave pointed hilm on one side.
Plantain Seed P.E. B To B & B to C
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 North Atlantic Skyline: Ribwort Plantain
Posted by: Sean McCormack at May 30, 2005 04:11 AM
A hardy plant, it thrived in the ruts left by wagon wheels - and when the wagons hit America and headed West, plantain went with them: the native Americans called it "the white man's footprint".
Posted by: Tony Mulqueen at May 30, 2005 09:38 AM
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 Plantain, Broadleaf Plantain, Lanceleaf Plantain, Ribwort
Use of our encyclopedia will enable you to make well-informed, responsible decisions for the promotion of your own health and wellness.
Also indexed as: Broadleaf Plantain, Lanceleaf Plantain, Ribwort
At the time of writing, there were no well-known drug interactions with plantain.
www.truestarhealth.com /Notes/3074000.html   (176 words)

  
 Ribwort Plantain antique print, vintage Ribwort Plantain art
Ribwort Plantain antique print, vintage Ribwort Plantain art
Antique Art :: Flower Fairies - antique Flower Fairy prints 1930-50 :: Ribwort Plantain
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 PlantFiles: Images of Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
PlantFiles: Images of Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
Aug 10, 11:54 PM Images of Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
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 PlantFiles: Detailed information on Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
PlantFiles: Detailed information on Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
Aug 10, 11:54 PM Detailed information on Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
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