in taxon plant used for medicine plantain plant greater plantain plant Plantago major ("broadleaf plantain" or "greater plantain") is a species of *Plantago*, family *Plantaginaceae*. The plant is native to most of Europe and northern and central Asia, but has widely naturalised elsewhere in the world. *Plantago major* is one of the most abundant and widely distributed medicinal crops in the world. A poultice of the leaves can be applied to wounds, stings, and sores in order to facilitate healing and prevent infection. Plantago major L. WIKIPEDIA:Plantago_major PLANTS:PLMA2 broadleaf plantain common plantain plantago major Plantago major requires discussion