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| Common Name: | Greater Plantain |
| Scientific Name: | Plantago major |
| Irish Name: | Cuach Phádraig or Slán-lus, or healing plant |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Habitat: | Found in disturbed areas and waste places |
| Uses: | Has medical uses. The leaves are edible as a salad green when young and tender, but they quickly become tough and fibrous as they get older. Leaves in used in poultice for sores, blisters, swellings, and insect stings. |
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