Recipe
Greater plantain leaf tea
- Herb:
- Plantago major Plantago major
- Method:
- Herbal infusion (tea)
- Plant part:
- Leaf
About 12 minBeginnerRecipe science profile
Procedure
- Use 1–2 teaspoons of dried leaf per cup (use a smaller amount if fresh).
- Pour boiling water, cover, and steep 8–12 minutes.
- Strain — a similarly mucilaginous feel to ribwort plantain is common.
Extraction
- Water:
- 250 ml
- Herb:
- list dle receptu
- Pour temperature:
- 90–100 °C
- Steep:
- 8–15 min
- Solvent:
- Voda.
- Shelf life:
- Spotřebuj v den přípravy.
- Target compounds:
- Slizy a polární metabolity v horké vodě.
Notes
Confirm identification if you collect your own plants.
Why it works
The closest public HMPC text targets narrow-leaf plantain leaf; greater plantain is a related species with similar mucilaginous and polar fractions but is not named in that monograph. Shorter steeping often extracts fewer tannins than a long decoction.
Literature
- EMA HMPC — Plantaginis lanceolatae folium (rev. 1) — Paralela k listu; druhové určení musí být spolehlivé.
Related
Plantago major — Herb card
Herbal infusion (tea) — Processing method detail