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The Wonderful Wild Plantain - The Herb You Already Have In Your Garden

I am sure you have seen this herb in your garden. When we humans have a use for the leaves and parts of a tree or shrub, we call them herbs.  When we don't know what they are good for, we call them weeds. I mean, think about it. That's how we think about plants and shrubs in our gardens.  Today, I want to introduce a weed turned herb to you because I have definitely seen this in my garden. I have just not known its efficacy until I bought a packet of dried wild plantain leaves! I must have been a herbalist in my last life or past life. I keep gravitating towards herbs and plants. If I had an ache or pain, the first place I would go to is my garden.  Is there a herb that I could use? Is there a plant that I could find?  I would never eat Panadol or antibiotics. I have never eaten these in the past 20 years. I kid you not. I don't like medicines now that I know how harmful they can be to your kidneys over a long term basis.  When I was in Manila two weeks ago ...