It exists several varieties of plantain : lanceolate, medium, deer horn… and all have the same nutritional and medicinal characteristics.
The five-seam grass is unmistakable and grows everywhere: in meadows, gardens, paths, and almost ten months out of twelve.
the plantain is mainly used for its medicinal virtues : as an improvised dressing for heal, stop the blood small bills or for calm the stings nettles, insects such as wasps or mosquitoes. His antihistamine action is useful for treating sore throat but also to attenuate the crises due to pollens.
It is really the medicinal plant to know, especially since it is easy to recognize, easy to find.
This is Marie Menard Duval of Dandelion & Company who is our guide. She holds two BTS in Nature Management: option management of natural spaces and option nature animation.
Mary picks up the leavesthem flowers and the seeds of plantain. She makes her syrup and his pestoin fact infusions or decorates its salads.
Because the plantain also has properties interesting at the level nutrient : it is rich in complete proteinsit thus contains provitamin Aof the vitamin C in interesting quantities, zincfrom calciumfrom potassium and enzymes for digestion and antioxidants.
Dandelion & company
In 2015, Marie created Dandelion & company. It offers activities Wild Herb Garden
of La Haye-de-Routot, in the Eure, but also entertainment for the general public.
With Marie you will discover the edible wild plants of our countryside, their medicinal and culinary virtues.
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