A perennial herb. Leaves lanceolate, entire or toothed, 20-30 cm. long and 2-4 cm. broad; spikes ovoid, sub-globose or cylindric; seeds oblong, concavo-convex, black. Fruit is an ovoid capsule.

Astringent, demulcent, mildly expectorant, haemostatic, ophthalmic and antibiotic (leaf); Diuretic, hypothermic and antibacterial (plant); vulnerary, alterative, astringent and antiinflammatory (root and leaf); ; diuretic, purgative and haemostatic (seeds)

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Plants for a Future
Plantago lanceolata L.
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Rhamosidoglycosides of caffeic acid (plant); esculatin, aucubin, mucilage, silicic acid and tannins (leaf).

For healing wounds, ulcers, cuts, swellings and in coughs (root and leaf); diarrhoea, gastritis, peptic ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, haemorrhage, haemorrhoids, cystitis, bronchitis, catarrh, sinusitis, asthma and hay fever (leaf; used in the treatment of parasitic worms and constipation (seed)

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.