Latin name: Plantago lanceolataGenera: Plantain plantsVolk names: Wegtritt, spearwort Plant description Perennial plant, leaves arranged rosette-like at the base. Flower stems up to 50 cm long. Inconspicuous, spike-like, brown flowers. Very similar is the plantain with pink inflorescences, hardly used as a medicinal plant. Another plantain species, the plantain (Plantago ovata) is used for medicinal … Ribwort Plantain
Side effects None to be feared at normal dosage. All articles in this series: Ribwort Plantain Side effects
Stem plant Plantaginaceae, ribwort plantain. Medicinal drug Plantaginis lanceolatae folium (Plantaginis folium) – Ribwort plantain leaves: the dried, whole or crushed leaves and flower shafts of L.s.l. (PhEur). PhEur requires a minimum content of -dihydrocinnamic acid derivatives. Plantaginis herba – ribwort herb. Preparations Plantaginis extractum Plantaginis extractum aquosum Plantaginis extractum aquosum spissum Plantaginis extractum siccum … Ribwort
