Plantago Major also known as Greater plantain, broadleaf plantain, waybread, rats tail and white man's footprint. Common in temperate zones and is a herbaceous plant. It's native to Europe and Asia. Plantago Major is a perennial herb.

Uses

• Edible
  • The leaves and seeds are edible and are a great source of calcium
• Medicinal
  • Great for stings, bites, wounds, burns, sores, ulcers, mouth infections, coughs and throat infections, digestive upset and constipation

It grows in a rosette of leaves and prefers hardened ground. Usually found on trails and is very robust,

You can crush the leaves and soak in hot water for 10 minutes for tea or mouth wash or chew it up in your mouth to put on cuts and sore into a mushy paste and apply to wounds, sores or stings.