Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
长叶车前cháng yè chē qiánChangyecheqian
Plantago lanceolata · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May affect blood sugar; may increase risk of bleeding; take separately from medications; may cause allergic reactions.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Ribwort Plantain for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Ribwort Plantain does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Respiratory CoughBenefit Skin Wounds
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Plantago lanceolata and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial15 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Diuretic0 records
- Benefit Respiratory Cough7 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Skin Wounds6 records, 3 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome17 records, 7 in people
- Swelling Syndrome2 records, 1 in people