PLANTAGO

Homeopathy

PLANTAGO

Plantago major
Greater plantain.

Key Uses:

Bed-wetting problems

Earaches

Toothaches

Origin : Native to Europe and temperate regions of Asia, where it grows wild.

Background : Greater plantain has anti- bacterial properties and is sometimes used herbally as a substitute for comfrey to stop bleeding and encourage tissue repair.

Preparation : The fresh root is finely chopped and macerated in alcohol.

Remedy Profile : People who respond best to Plantago are dull, irritable, and impatient. Mental activity exhausts and flusters them, and this is made worse by physical exertion.
Key conditions for which this remedy may be prescribed include earaches and toothaches. Aches are typically caused by sharp, neuralgic pains, often in the head and ears. Twinges of pain may move around the head from front to back, or from ear to ear, and there may be a sensation in the head as if the brain has turned over. Plantago is also given for bed-wetting problems.

Symptoms Better : For sleep; for eating.

Symptoms Worse : At night; for touch; for extremes of heat and cold.