Here’s the final video in my series Medicinal Plants in Your Lawn and Garden.
First up, broadleaf plantain—an incredibly versatile plant. Native Americans once made flour from its seeds, and you can even eat the leaves raw. It’s powerfully medicinal, offering antiviral and antibacterial properties, and it’s especially helpful for healing skin damage, ulcers, and gastritis. You can use plantain as a tincture, brew it as a tea, or apply it topically.
Dandelion, with its bitter taste, makes an excellent kidney tonic, while goldenrod brings antibacterial and antifungal benefits and can help flush out kidney stones. Combining goldenrod and dandelion in a tea can also help lower blood pressure.
So, as long as your yard hasn’t been treated with chemicals, you can gather plantain, dandelion, and goldenrod for a fresh, beneficial salad. Enjoy!
