Diarrhea

English Plantain                                                                                                                         

Eastern Deciduous Forest, Tall Grass Prairie                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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Genus and Species: Plantago Lanceolata

Habitat: fields, lawns, plains, throughout Missouri 

Seasons: April-October

Active Chemical Ingredient: 
 Aucubin- acts as a sedative, anaesthetic, alterative, antiseptic, anti-viral, anti-toxic ,anti-histamin, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, anti-tumor, anti-cancer, anti-carcinogenic, a diuretic an expectorant, a hypotensive and an organoleptic.
C₁₅H₂₂O₉

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Uses of Specimen:

Use plant to make teas or decoction of the roots.