Plantain is also known as ripple grass or waybread.
The plant has long been used as an external application in the treatment of wounds and sores. It was also used to bring relief to insect stings and bites, burns and scalds, and in the treatment of sprains. The Greeks and Romans used it as a remedy against mad dog bites.
Taken internally, it was regarded as having diuretic properties. It was also regarded as an expectorant and as a help for the reduction of the secretion of mucus. Because of these properties, it was considered to be a remedy for bronchitis, catarrh, colds, asthma, hay fever and sinusitis.
Plantain was used for relaxing spasms and as a cure for stomach and bowel infections. Diarrhea was treated with it, and plantain seeds were used as a laxative.
It was thought to relieve heavy bleeding during menstruation and was thought to be a remedy for the vomiting of blood.
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