Tick Bite

Deciduous and Tall Grass Prairie

Narrow-Leaved Plantain

  • Plantago lanceolata
  • Found in waste places 
  • Active chemical is allantoin(Source)
    • Allantoin: a crystalline substance from allantoic fluid and fetal urine, also produced synthetically; used as an astringent and keratolytic, often as a component in multi-ingredient dermatological medications.(Source)

  • Used leaves applied to blisters, sores, ulcers, swelling, insect stings; also used for ear aches, ailments; thought to reduce heat and pain of inflammation(Peterson Field Guide)

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