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Common Plantain

Plantago major
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Prezentare

Plantago major (Plantain comun) este o herbă perenă nativă din multe părți ale Europei și Asiaei, cu populații naturalizate în Africa de Nord, Marea Orientului și unele părți din America de Nord. Această plantă se dezvolte în soluri umede, de luminos la greu, de la sandy (sân) până la argilicioase, făcând-o adaptabilă la diferite condiții de creștere. Părțile comestibile ale sale includ frunze, rădăci și semințe, care sunt adesea utilizate în aplicații culinare. Plantainul comun este cunoscut pentru valorile sălbatici și ornamentale sale, având frunzi largi, ovaliști care pot fi verzi sau verde-arginteni. Înălțimea sa poate atinge maxim 0,1 m și este durabilă într-un spectru de climaturi din zonele 3 până la 12.

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What is Common Plantain?

Plantago major (Plantain comun) este o herbă perenă nativă din multe părți ale Europei și Asiaei, cu populații naturalizate în Africa de Nord, Marea Orientului și unele părți din America de Nord.

What is Common Plantain used for?

Traditionally used for topical & skin. Each claim is evidence-rated — see Section II for full citations.

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Beneficii și dovezi

1 claim · traditional-use context
Traditional-use context
These notes are presented as ethnobotanical context. No cited clinical references are catalogued for this plant yet.
  • Traditional use: plantain leaf as poultice for bites, stings, minor wounds.

    Aucubin + mucilage

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Mixology suggestions

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Wound Healer
skin
tincture
Traditional use for topical application on minor wounds.
Growingconditions · propagation · uses
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Cultivare

Plantago major se dezvolte bine în condiții umede și preferă soluri de luminos (sân), medii sau greu (argilicioase) cu un interval de pH de la 4,8 până la 7,3. Este durabilă în regiuni temperate din zonele 3 până la 12 și poate fi propagată prin semințe. Această plantă perenă necesită soare plin sau parte a zilei și ar trebui răcuit regulat pentru a menține solul umed. Părțile comestibile ale sale includ frunze, rădăci și semințe, făcând-o o adăugare versatilă în gardena.
Light
5/10
Water
Moist
Soil
Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Hardiness
3-12
Life cycle
Perennial
Habit
Forb/herb
Mature size
0.1 m tall
Soil pH
4.8–7.3
For first-time growers

How to grow Common Plantain for the first time

8steps

Start with Common Plantain as a simple, low-maintenance addition to your garden.

  1. 1

    What you'll need

    A packet of Common Plantain seeds or small plants from a nursery.

  2. 2

    Best time to plant

    Plant in spring after the last frost or in fall before the first freeze.

  3. 3

    Soil and container prep

    Choose a location with moist, well-draining soil. Amend your garden bed with compost if needed.

  4. 4

    Sowing or transplanting

    Direct sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in rows 12-18 inches apart. Transplant young plants into the garden once they have several leaves.

  5. 5

    First two weeks

    Keep soil consistently moist and mulch around the base to retain moisture.

  6. 6

    Ongoing care

    Water regularly, especially during dry spells. Remove any weeds that compete for nutrients.

  7. 7

    Harvest or pruning

    Prune back old foliage in late spring to encourage new growth and prevent self-seeding.

  8. 8

    Common mistakes

    Overwatering, planting in too heavy soil, neglecting to remove weeds.

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Edible & utility

Edible parts:LeavesRootSeed
Edible uses: Tea
Other uses:Dynamic accumulator
Contextrange · companions · related
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Distribuție

102 native · 152 introduced
Distribution across5 continents· 102 native· 152 introduced
Europe27 regions
native (25)AlbaniaAustriaBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCyprusDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited Kingdom
introduced (2)IcelandPortugal
Asia24 regions
native (18)AfghanistanChinaIranIraqJapanKazakhstanMongoliaNepalOmanPakistanPalestineSaudi ArabiaSouth KoreaTaiwanTurkeyTurkmenistanUzbekistanYemen
introduced (6)CambodiaGeorgiaIndiaLaosMyanmarVietnam
Americas22 regions
introduced (22)BahamasBelizeBoliviaColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorFrench GuianaGreenlandGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPeruPuerto RicoSurinameUnited StatesUruguayVenezuela
Africa15 regions
native (7)AlgeriaCabo VerdeEgyptLesothoMoroccoNamibiaTunisia
introduced (8)AngolaEritreaEthiopiaKenyaMauritiusSeychellesZambiaZimbabwe
Oceania4 regions
introduced (4)FijiNew CaledoniaSamoaTonga
Broader regions
native:Altay, Amur, Baltic States, Buryatiya, Cape Provinces, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Føroyar, Free State, Hainan, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Northern Provinces, Primorye, Sakhalin, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, West Himalaya, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
introduced:Alabama, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Bermuda, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, California, Chagos Archipelago, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Christmas I., Colorado, Connecticut, Cook Is., Delaware, Desventurados Is., District of Columbia, Easter Is., Florida, Galápagos, Gulf of Guinea Is., Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Labrador, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Maine, Malaya, Manitoba, Marshall Is., Maryland, Masachusettes, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, Newfoundland, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Pitcairn Is., Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Society Is., South Carolina, South Dakota, Southwest Caribbean, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Utah, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon, Zaïre
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Plantago major (Common Plantain) — botanical photograph
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