Comments on: Plantain Herb Uses: Food, Medicine & Recipes from Your Backyard https://rootsy.org/the-guide-to-plantain-herb-recipes/ Your Foundation for Simple Living Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:26:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Angi Schneider https://rootsy.org/the-guide-to-plantain-herb-recipes/#comment-6644 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:55:14 +0000 https://rootsy.org/?p=9132#comment-6644 In reply to Tanya.

Great question, Tanya! Young flower stalks are edible — you can eat them raw or lightly cook them like any green. As they mature and go to seed, the seeds can be harvested and used similarly to psyllium husk as a source of soluble fiber. Nothing goes to waste with plantain!

]]> By: Tanya https://rootsy.org/the-guide-to-plantain-herb-recipes/#comment-5007 Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:25:57 +0000 https://rootsy.org/?p=9132#comment-5007 I know plantain is good for sprains but have not had time to look up its other uses. So appreciate this article very much as Ihave a garden overloaded with it, not mention my lawn.

How to use the flower stalks?

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