🌾Vietnamese Traditional Medicine
Plantain (Ma De)
Plantago asiatica
About Plantain (Ma De)
Plantain (Ma De) (Plantago asiatica) is a herb used in the Vietnamese Traditional Medicine tradition to help with UTI, Respiratory Issues, Digestive Issues, and Edema. The leaves are the part traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Plantago asiatica, is a self-fertile, perennial flowering plant of genus Plantago. It is in flower from July to August. The plant is native to East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, etc.). It grows really well in disturbed areas like roadsides or even dirt roads.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Leaves · both