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Ethnobotanical Plant Plantago ovata

Common Name
Zibad; Gechi Qulaghi; Riblah

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Amebiasis Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Amebiasis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Bladder Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Cold Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cough Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Turkey Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Dysentery Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery India Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Dysentery Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Emollient Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gastritis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Kidney Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Laxative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Laxative Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Poultice Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Rheumatism Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Styptic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *