MEDIUM LLANTEN (plantago media)

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	MEDIUM LLANTEN
	*plantago media*

Name
MEDIUM LLANTEN

Scientific Name
plantago media

MEDIUM LLANTEN

Family: Plantagináceas.

Description herbaceous Plant with root in form of numerous bobbin and radículas. The leaves are basal and they are arranged in rosette, ovalelípticas, whole, with apparent nerviaciones. I escape is small and pubescente, fragile, slightly carrying of the flowers in ear, with the chalice tetrasépalo and the corola tetrapétala, with the acute elements. Anther of white color lila. The fruit is a capsule with two lóculos and pixidio, that contains angular elipsoidales seeds. It is very common like infestante of the meadows, hills and I mount. I escape can reach the 10 cm. of height. It is collected in spring.

Used parts: The leaves.

Composed chemical: Aucubina, tannin, pectina, acids, salts, rubber, saponina.

Properties: Purifying, astringent, vulnerario, oftálmico.

Way of use: Decocción, syrup, distilled water, smooth extract.

Notes of Interest: This species is most well-known of all used like urgency remedy on the wounds, placing a tight leaf. By his tannin wealth it serves as colutorio in the pains teeth and water form distilled like coiris. An ointment with appropriate excipiente in the encoriaciones is also prepared. The seeds are laxative like those of zaragatona. The young leaves are consumed in salad, before they become coriáceas.

Chemical composition, farmacológicas actions, indications and dosage similar to those of the greater Llantén (it see).

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