Don’t Mistake Plantain Leaves for Weeds. They’re Healing.
A decoction of the root has many uses including treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, peptic ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, hemorrhoids, cystitis, sinusitis, coughs, and hay fever. The seeds, filled with mucilage which swells in the gut, can be used as a laxative or to treat parasitic worms.