
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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