Plant Your Feet and Meet Plantain
(Originally posted as a newsletter 7/14/20. If you are not signed up for my newsletters, signup here!
PLANTAIN HELPS YOU PLANT YOUR FEET
ON THE EARTH
Toes in the Plantain
Hello Friends!
This common plant (no relation to the tropical banana)
has powers out of all proportion to her size!
And almost anywhere you plant your feet on Mother Earth,
this ubiquitous weed will be there for you.
It's amazing to me that people try so hard to eradicate this
generous healing plant.
Plantain is safe for earthlings of all ages and species.
Plantain is a weed of so many talents!
It can be used internally and topically.
An infusion is made with dried leaves from either the broad-leaf or lance-leaf species, and is healing to the lungs, strengthens immunity,
and can help soothe a dry cough.
Plantain is antiseptic and supports the health of your urinary system.
Rich in mucilage and tissue healing properties, plantain is a wonderful ally for restoring and tonifying the digestive system.
It would be so easy to overlook this little "wonder herb" right under your feet, but if you slow down, you will see you have a great ally anywhere you live.
Plantain is most famous as a first-aid plant.
Chew up the leaves for a "spit poultice" that can:
draw out a splinter
stop the itch of a mosquito bite
help stop bleeding
bring down the pain or swelling from a bee or wasp sting
localize the poison from a spider bite
help heal the site of a tick bite, as well as support the lymph in neutralizing bacteria
PLANTAIN
"Little plantain
Has big healing powers
And a rosette of leaves
With tiny white flowers,
Close to the earth,
Plantain's a humble weed
Who heals rashes and cuts
So they won't itch or bleed.
Wounds get cleaned out;
Infections are stopped, too.
Plantain's leaves draw out stuff
That is no good for you.
In the body
Lungs, kidneys and guts,
Are all toned by plantain,
With no ifs, and, or buts ... "
(Partial excerpt from "The Gift of Healing Herbs" by Robin Rose Bennett)
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Love and Green Blessings,
Robin Rose
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