This Little Weed Is One of the Most Helpful Medicines on the Planet

This little weed is blooming in gardens, lawns, and even in the cracks of driveways. Those bushy green leaves and little stem-like buds are part of the miracle plantain plant. Plantain is one of the most medicinally powerful “harmful” plants. For hundreds of years, plantain has been used as one of nature’s most powerful medicines, and for very good reason.

Supports Healthy Digestion
Plantain is your go-to for constant digestive issues due to antibiotics, food allergies, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The leaves and seeds of the plant are believed to help reduce inflammation and repair damage to the intestinal lining.

When brewed, plantain leaves can be made into an extract that is used as a bowel healer. Plantain seeds are also beneficial for maintaining a clean digestive tract, acting similarly to psyllium by absorbing toxins and creating firmer stools.

A Wound Healer
Life Advancer explains, “Due to its astringent nature that draws toxins out of the body, plantain can be crushed (or chewed) and placed as a poultice directly on the site of bee stings, insect bites, acne, splinters, broken glass, or rashes.”

So, one of the many uses is that it can serve as an astringent for wounds and insect bites. Simply chewing a plantain leaf or crushing and grinding it produces an effective poultice to draw poisons from the skin and prevent infections and scarring.

Hemorrhoid Treatment
“Plantain is one of the primary topical healing agents in Western herbalism, used as a lotion, ointment, compress, or poultice for cuts and bruises,” Hoffmann adds in his book. “It can be applied topically for hemorrhoids and skin ulcers.”

The same astringent properties mentioned above that make it an effective wound healer also make it an effective remedy for hemorrhoids. When made into a lotion or ointment, plantain can be applied to hemorrhoids to stop bleeding, which is also useful in treating cystitis accompanied by bleeding.

Treating Congestion, Respiratory Problems
Plantain is an impressive expectorant, due to the high amounts of the mineral silica it contains. This makes it a fantastic way to effectively treat coughs, clear congestion and mucus, colds, and various other respiratory problems.

“Plantain acts as a mild expectorant while soothing inflamed and sore membranes, making it ideal for coughs and mild bronchitis,” wrote David Hoffmann, FNIMH, AHG, in his book Medical Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine.

Treating All Blood Diseases, and Almost All Other Diseases

“Plantain is almost a cure-all for the human body, treating everything from menstrual difficulties, all digestive problems, to almost all skin problems, and even arthritis,” says Life Advancer of plantain’s incredible healing potential.

To be aware, there seem to be very few health conditions that plantain can’t treat. According to The American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy, written by Dr. Finley Ellingwood, MD, in 1919, plantain is effective against virtually all blood diseases, diarrheal conditions, female disorders, wounds, bites and skin eruptions, many glandular diseases and mercury poisoning.

To sum up, simply use this miracle whenever you can: “Add it to salads, chew to quench thirst, or enjoy it in stir-fries. This versatile wild vegetable will keep you healthy and satisfied for years to come!