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Common Plantain Plantago major Plantain Family: Plantaginaceae Common Plantain came to the United States with the Europeans. The native Americans, observing its spread, named it "white man's footprint" or "Englishman's foot". Perhaps they saw the same resemblance to feet (or affinity for paths) as the Greeks. "Plantago" is derived from a Latin word meaning "sole of the foot". Plantain is now naturalized throughout the United States. This is a perennial plant, which dies to the ground each winter and sprouts anew from its fibrous taproot around mid-spring. The oval, ribbed, short-stemmed leaves form basal rosettes which tend to hug the ground. The leaves may grow up to about 6" long and 4" wide. <snip> Plantain seeds are very high in mucilage and fiber, among other things. The seeds of a closely related species (P. psyllium) are the primary ingredient in laxatives such as Metamucil. Common plantain seeds may be used in the same fashion. -----Original Message----- From: Carlos Pérez [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: CS>Spider Bite, Poisonous insect bites Hello, Diane, Is what you call Plaintain the banana family plant (Musaceae)? If so, we have them everywhere in our country. Carlos >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: CS>Spider Bite, Poisonous insect bites >Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:02:06 EDT > >For any poisonous insect bite, I have done the following Wash area >with clean water and soap, if the bite just happened and you have time. >Apply cold compress on person , in meantime making a poultice or >fomentation from Plaintain, then apply > it over the bite area. Leave on this area till swelling and all >redness gone. > >For Brown Recluse Spider bites, I would use the Plantain fomenation >combined with Echinacea TIncture and Calendula ointment if you have >until skin healed.If you cannot make the fomentation, I would use the >tinctures only over the bite area. > >Orally , I would take Echinacea Tincture , plaintain tincture, and >cohosh tincture. Watch person for chills, fever, etd, and if so, then >Horsetail Tincture. > >I was with someone that was bitten by a snake, and I had him take the >whole bottle of Ecinacea Tincture. > >I live in Florida where snakes are common, so I keep these on me at all >times when I am outside. > >Hope this helps some. >Diane M > > > > >************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new >AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/ -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
