Plant Family

Plantaginaceae

Pictured: Bacopa

Plantain family

A reshaped family of herbs (now including Bacopa and snapdragons) — soothing, mucilaginous, and nervine.

3 Herbs // 1 Constituent // 5 Notable Members

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Overview

The Plantain Family

A reshaped family of herbs (now including Bacopa and snapdragons) — soothing, mucilaginous, and nervine.

Materia Medica

Herbs in This Family

The 3 monographs in the database whose Plantaginaceae membership is recorded on the herb itself — so this list keeps itself current as new herbs land.

Bacopa

Bacopa monnieri

NootropicNervineAnticonvulsantAnxiolytic +2

Plantain

Plantago major

VulneraryDemulcentAnti-InflammatoryAstringent +2

Psyllium

Plantago ovata

DemulcentHypolipidemicBulk LaxativeHypoglycemic +1

Phytochemistry

Characteristic Chemistry

Compounds recorded in two or more of the 3 herbs above — the chemistry this family holds in common, grouped by class. A further 28 appear in only one member and are listed on that herb's own page.

Carbohydrates 1

Beyond the Database

Also in This Family

Notable members without a monograph yet.

  • Common plantain
  • Psyllium
  • Speedwell
  • Snapdragon
  • Toadflax

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