Plantain Infused Castor Oil (.5oz glass dropper)
Plantain Infused Castor Oil (.5oz glass dropper)
Calms the sting of insect bites, crush a leaf with a mortar and pestle to create a poultice.
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Using plantain leaves, castor oil (or other carrier oil) and beeswax, you can make a homemade salve to use as an antibiotic ointment. Add a few drops of lavender oil to increase its effectiveness and produce an appealing fragrance.
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Plantain herb is also beneficial when taken internally as a tea. A combination of its antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and cooling properties relieve stomachaches, acid indigestion, diverticulitis and irritable bowel syndrome.
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Not to mention the other myriad of uses I’ll just rattle off, dandruff, mouthwash, crushed into bath salts to soak in, acts as an expectorant, can stop or slow bleeding, can even be used to draw out splinters.
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So as you can see, this weed we often trample over, or may even poison out of our yards, has numerous medicinal uses and applications! And what I’m showing you, is just skimming the surface of this mazing plant!
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It’s pretty amazing seeing all of the plantain herb benefits of this “pesky weed,” isn’t it?