Broadleaf Plantain PLANT – Greater Plantain – Medicinal Perennial Herb – Untreated – Plantago major

Broadleaf Plantain PLANT – Greater Plantain – Medicinal Perennial Herb – Untreated – Plantago major

Broadleaf Plantain is an edible perennial plant that has been used in the kitchen and in traditional medicine since ancient times. The young soft leaves and small greenish flowers are edible raw, and cooked. We like them in salads, stir-fries, and soups. The taste is similar to spinach. The seeds are nice when roasted. The plant grows in a wide range of soil and everywhere in Australia. The entire plant can be dehydrated and used for tea, infusions, tinctures, and infused oils. “Some of its traditional properties including wound healing, antipyretic, antitussive, anti-infective, anti-hemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, laxative, astringent and hemostatic have been confirmed in recent researches (Najafian et.al. 2018)”

The plant you buy is grown by Ewa, propagated from the mother plant that grows in her food forest.

Planting and growing tips:

1. Give it a good drink and place it in a half-shade position out of the wind.
2. Leave it in the original pot for a few days until it recovers from the journey.
3. Re-pot or plant into the ground at the latest when the roots start to come out of the bottom holes.
4. Watering straight after planting is essential! From then on as required.
5. It doesn’t like to sit in water so a well-drained position is best. All our edibles grow happily and quickly in slightly raised garden beds.
6. It does best in partial shade and in many types of soil, however, the better the soil, the quicker and better the plant will grow.
7. Grow in your garden or a pot.

Additional notes:

• The price is for one young plant in a small pot, naturally grown with lots of love in my permaculture food forest in Pacific Haven QLD Australia. Sending within Australia only, not to NORFOLK ISLAND, NT, SA, TAS, or WA. Pick up by appointment only.
• Most of our nursery plants grow in a semi-shade. Introducing them to the sun slowly before replanting to their permanent position will promote healthy growth.
• Do your research before trying any new foods. Please also note our disclaimer in the footer of this page.

References: Najafian, Y., Hamedi, S. S., Farshchi, M. K., & Feyzabadi, Z. (2018). Plantago major in Traditional Persian Medicine and modern phytotherapy: A narrative review. Electronic Physician, 10(2), 6390-6399. https://doi.org/10.19082/6390