Ribwort
Ribwort (Plantago lanceolata, Plantaginaceae)
English: ribwort, English plantain
French: plantain lancéolé
Swedish: svartkämpar
This plantain is found in meadows with much nitrogen. Another plantain frequent on Ibiza is Plantago lagopus, which can be used in the same way as this one. Also the greater plantain is similarly used.
Plantain teas are used in cases of catarrhs, also asthma, likewise diarrhaea and other digestion problems. To treat inflammations of the eyelid eyewashes with a decoction more concentrated than this tea are made. Wounds and burns are treated with leaves that are put on the sick skin.
