Resistant to mowing and trampling, each plant may produce 20,000 small, oval-shaped seeds that are orange to black and taste bitter. The seeds are often a contaminant in cereal grain and other crop seeds, which has led to the plant’s worldwide distribution. The mature plant contains tough fibers that can be used to make small cords, fishing line, sutures, or braiding in survival situations.

Animal Toxicity: Safe for dogs, cats, horses, and birds
Medicine Interactions:
Individuals may have a sensitivity or allergies to Great Plantain, consult a healthcare professional first and proceed at own risk.
◦ Warfarin (Coumadin): Warfarin is a blood thinner used to slow blood clotting that blocks the body’s ability to use vitamin K, which is a vitamin that helps clot blood. Plantain leaves contain large amounts of vitamin K. By helping the blood clot, plantain leaves might decrease the effects of warfarin. Be sure to have blood checked regularly. The dose of the warfarin may need to be changed.
WebMD Website – Great Plantain “Interactions”

❗Never ingest essential oils, instead use organic fresh or dried herbs.
Use: Has been used to treat epilepsy and generally safe for children, consult a healthcare professional prior to use.
◦ Leaves: Edible both raw and cooked and used for medicine fresh (best) or dry. Young leaves are preferable for consuming; Mature leaves are bitter and fibrous, better for a soothing medicine. Excellent in stir-fry, soups, salads, dressings, garnishes, desserts, and beverages. Externally applied in the form of herbal oil, poultice, salve, cream, or therapeutic tea soak.
◦ Seeds: Flavor is nutty. Excellent in salads, soup, or steamed.
◦ Vegan egg: Add 1 tablespoon of ground seed with 2.5 tablespoons of water and let sit for a few hours, until gelled.
◦ Essential Oil: Click Here for Precautions, Instructions, and Dilution Ratios
Benefits: Blood thinner (reduces blood clots), antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, antidisease, antiradical, anti-inflammatory, antiulcerative (ulcer relief), antinociceptive, prevents infection, relieves swelling, colds (flu or influenza), fever, stomach ache, digestive problems, inflammation of the lining of the stomach, cough, respiratory tract infection, urinating blood, bladder conditions, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, hemorrhoids, relieves skin problems (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, acne, cuts, minor injuries, insect bites, stings, bruises), broken bones, stops bleeding, nosebleeds, coughing up blood, ear infections (don’t use inside ear canal, apply outer ear canal), ear aches, eye sores, conjunctivitis (pink eye), loss of voice, bad breath, toothache, loose teeth, gingivitis, tonsillitis, mouth sores, improves wound recovery rate. May be used to help those with epilepsy, consider researching and consulting a healthcare professional.
Dosing: ¼ teaspoon 1 to 3 times each day for adults
Click Here for How To Harvest, Dry, and Properly Store Herbs and Seeds
Harvest: Never harvest more than 20% of a plant’s leaves or roots!
◦ Leaves: Best time to harvest is Early Spring, or when plants are young and leaves are small.
◦ Seeds: Harvest the dry, brown flower stalks and remove from capsules generally from Summer to Fall. Follow harvesting techniques in the link above to extract and properly store the seeds.

Aroma: Not relevant
Flavor: Mild, soothing, herbaceous flavor, similar to spinach. Small leaves for raw consumption as large leaves are bitter
Culinary Combinations: Use as spinach! Compliments herbs and spices (thyme, rosemary, oregano, cilantro, parsley, sage, cardamom, coriander, chives, ginger), quinoa, whole wheat enriched pasta, wild rice, beans (sugar snap peas, green beans, chickpeas [garbanzos], black, pinto), legumes (lentils, mung beans), tofu, tempeh, mushrooms, nuts (roasted cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans, and pine nuts), vegetables (arugula, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Winter squash [pumpkin, butternut squash, acorn squash], Summer squash [zucchini, straightneck, and crookneck], sweet potato, red potato, white potato, eggplant, zucchini, garlic, lemongrass, bell pepper, carrot, beet, asparagus, brussels sprouts, radish, tomato, and cucumber), and fruits (avocado, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, cranberries, apricot, mango, citrus [lemon and lime], and figs)
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Originated in Eurasia and has been used for thousands of years in traditional Persian medicine and herbal medicine. Researchers believe it has existed for almost 4,000 years, especially in Europe, Asia, and America.

2+ years longevity for life expectancy.