Plantain: Plantago lanceolata L

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Ribwort Plantain


Plantago lanceolata L.


Family:


Plantaginaceae


Other common names:


English plantain; lance-leaf plantain; narrow-leaf plantain; plantain


Drug name:


Plantaginis lanceolatae folium


Botanical drug used:


Leaf, herb


Main chemical compounds:


The main constituents are iridoid glycosides including aucubin and catalpol, mucilage polysaccharides, flavonoids such as apigenin and luteolin, the phenylethanoids (acteoside, isoacteoside and plantamajoside), the phenol carboxylic acids, chlorogenic acid and vanillic acid, saponins, volatile oils and inorganic constituents (Beara et al. 2012; EMA 2011a; ESCOP 2003).


Clinical evidence:


No clinical trials have been carried out. One post-marketing study assessed the tolerability of a P. lanceolata

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Nov 25, 2016 | Posted by in PHARMACY | Comments Off on Plantain: Plantago lanceolata L

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