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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 Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Amebiasis Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
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 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.
Dysentery Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
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 *