Quantity 200 Seeds
Germination approx. 21 days at 20 °C
Ribwort plantain seeds (Plantago lanceolata)
Ribwort plantain is also a traditional medicinal plant. Originally it comes from Europe but it has extended worldwide and is found in all areas of rural flora. Plantago lanceolata has bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and bronchodilator properties. Its high content of aucubin is possibly the origin of its antibacterial power.
In folk medicine, the leaves or juice pressed from the leaves were used for:
Oral and pharyngeal inflammation, coughs and bronchial problems, using its leaves, also used topically for dermatitis problems and insect bites.