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Herba Plantaginis lanceolataeLOT 24-0712
Wild-gathered
Batch
LOT 24-0712
Net
75 g
Unit price
€8.27 / 100 g
Origin
Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate
Sourcing
Wild-gathered
Plant part
Herba · Aerial parts
HarvestMay · Jun · Jul · Aug

Loose tea

Ribwort Plantain

Plantago lanceolata L.

Mushroomy and mild, faintly salty, not at all floral.

€6.2075 g
€8.27 / 100 g
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In stock 38

Cut from unimproved meadow, never from a roadside. The mucilage that coats a raw throat is water-soluble and heat-stable, which is the one thing a cough herb genuinely needs.

Traditional use

Traditionally taken as a tea or syrup for a dry, tickling cough, and the fresh leaf rubbed on nettle stings.

Constituents

  • 01Aucubin
  • 02Mucilage
  • 03Tannins

Drawer

Airways — Mucilage and volatile oils for the chest and throat. Also pulled for Skin & Wounds.

Preparation90 °C · 10 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 90 °C and 10 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertHerba Plantaginis lanceolatae · Loose tea
Dose
2 tsp (≈ 2 g)
Frequency
3–4× daily
Water
90 °C
Steep
10 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 4 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    Two teaspoons of cut herb.

    2 tsp ≈ 2 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Hot water — mucilage does not need a rolling boil.

    150 ml · 90 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Ten minutes, covered.

    10 min
  4. 04

    Sip

    Sip slowly and warm, so the mucilage actually coats the throat.

Steep time

Live timer · 10 min · 90 °C

Ready

10:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Seek medical advice if a cough persists beyond a week.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Airways, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.