Plantains for wounds

[forestwalker]

For many thousands of years plantains (Plantago sp) has been used to make poultices for wounds. Now there is finally a decent medical study that confirms the positive effect of Plantago major extracts on wound healing. The tests were done on both tissue cultures and ears from freshly killed pigs, apparently no tests on actual live humans. The medically usefull compounds were found to be various polyphenols, and of interest to the bushcrafter is that these are temperature sensitive: the drying temeperature of the leaves must not exceed 30 C. Link to the PhD thesis (Also posted to http://www.hunter-gatherer.org/2012/04/plantain-for-wound-treatment/)

 

[Toddy]

Oh good find

Thank you for the link

atb,
M

 

[Urban X]

Ah awesome stuff, I've been looking into this a little bit after reading of it's use in one of the FAK threads, this page has a bit of info on these plants too, hope it's of some use.

http://www.altnature.com/gallery/plantain.htm


Si

 

[Chiseller]

Mix it with yarrow for even Bette r results ? As taught by a top bloke called Mr Kirk , to me at the weekend :thumbup:

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[NikolaTesla]

Obviously make sure you clean the plant before you use it as a plaster, also maybe the lesser plantain could also be used, Ribwort plantain I think it is.

 

[ocean1975]

Mix it with yarrow for even Bette r results ? As taught by a top bloke called Mr Kirk , to me at the weekend :thumbup:

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Knows his stuff dose steve,been on a few forages with him.

 

[Urban X]

Same site has Yarrow too, now I've seen a pic I know which plant it is

http://altnature.com/gallery/yarrow.htm

Good stuff these herbs, I've got a couple of big herb books somewhere just never really read up on the medicinal ones apart from Culpeppers' Complete Herbal.


Si