In Estonia, many people learned a lesson from ethnomedicine as children: that placing a plantain leaf on a scraped knee would help to heal the skin faster. This practice has been a common way to aid ...

RICHFIELD, Ohio — Many people treat their lawns and flower beds with weed killers, but they may be getting rid of some very beneficial plants. One of those plants is the broad leafed plantain; a ...

If you see a plantain in your kitchen, what’s on the menu? Plantain fufu, pasteles, rellenitos de plátano, tostones, mole de plátano, mofongo are just a few of the dishes that come to mind. So many ...

Carbon fiber may be strong and light, but it's also expensive. South African scientists have developed a cheaper and more sustainable alternative, though, in which the carbon fibers are replaced with ...

Odor collection on ribwort plantain plants after caterpillar feeding. 19 different plantain populations, whose seeds were collected from different locations around the world, were grown in a ...

Q: I have a weed that has taken over a lot of my lawn. I think it is plantain. How do I get rid of it? A: Plantain is a common weed in lawns and garden beds. It has a whorl of leaves and an ...

Plantago lanceolata, an invasive plant also known as ribwort plantain, can be dormant for up to 177 years before expanding. (Mohsen Mesgaran/UC Davis) Invasive plants can stay dormant for decades or ...