. The drug plants of Illinois . PLANTAGO MAJOR L. Plantain, broad-leaved plantain, dooryard plan- tain. Plantaginaceae.—A low, stemless, broad-leaved herb, perennial; rootstock short, erect, thick; leaves ovate to orbicu- lar, up to 10 inches long, prominently parallel-veined; petiole long, ribbed; flow- ers greenish, small, in dense spikes 2 to 10 inches long at the top of a leafless, flow- ering stem up to 3 feet tall; fruit a tiny, several-seeded capsule. The leaves collected. Rare to infre- quent throughout the state as a weed in waste places. Used as an astringent and diuretic and said to
. The drug plants of Illinois . PLANTAGO MAJOR L. Plantain, broad-leaved plantain, dooryard plan- tain. Plantaginaceae.—A low, stemless, broad-leaved herb, perennial; rootstock short, erect, thick; leaves ovate to orbicu- lar, up to 10 inches long, prominently parallel-veined; petiole long, ribbed; flow- ers greenish, small, in dense spikes 2 to 10 inches long at the top of a leafless, flow- ering stem up to 3 feet tall; fruit a tiny, several-seeded capsule. The leaves collected. Rare to infre- quent throughout the state as a weed in waste places. Used as an astringent and diuretic and said to be antiseptic. [^Plantago lanceolata L., snake plantain, with long, lanceolate leaves, is collected especially for its leaves and roots, which are astringent and alterative. As a weed, it is common in fields and waste places through- out the state.]
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