https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_major
I am a beekeeper and was reading recently about plantain as a treatment for bee stings. I seldom wear a vale and never gloves so it is not unusual to get a sting but most I scrape off and they don't amount to much. The other day I was taking off honey and when picking up a hive body I pinched a bee and she started stinging me on the meaty part of my thumb. I couldn't set it down and I squeezed her good so she really pumped a lot of poison into my thumb.
I happened to notice a plantain growing at my feet and I thought why not. I plucked a leaf and scrunched it up until some juice was flowing and rubbed it on the sting area. Almost immediately the pain subsided and my thumb never did swell.
There it is for what its worth.
Indeed!
Plantain was one of "Nature's Bandages" that I learned about as a kid when I fancied that I was teaching myself to "Live off the land" hahahaha
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
I think the active ingredient in plantain is mucilage which provides the relief. Here is some more information about it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucilage
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