Like Dandelion, all parts of the Plantain plant can be used. It lubricates, soothes, and protects internal mucous membranes; it can be used as an emollient; astringent, anti-inflammatory; and stop bleeding. The seeds are nutritious and full of easily assimilated B vitamins, which poultry love to eat on range. The mucilaginous and astringent qualities of plantain make it an excellent remedy for reducing inflammations inside and on the body. Plantain is best used fresh. Use a juicer or blender and pack herb loosely with just enough water to cover herb. Strain the liquid to use. The juice will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge. A skin wash made with tincture could help with external parasites and fungal infections.

Plantain grows in USDA Zones 3 to 9, and prefers partial or full sun. Plantain is a hardy perennial, which grows from a tough rootstock. The basal rosette of large, broadly oval dark green leaves, grow long and slender leaf stalks that are uneven and toothed with densely-flowered spikes. Each tiny flower is brownish and bell-shaped.