✿Plantaginaceae · Plantago
Jangli Isabgol / Greater Plantain
Plantago major
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Plantago major
- Genus
- Plantago
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Plantaginaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Plantaginaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली ईसबगोल Jangli Isabgol, लहुरिया Lahuriya
- Nepali
- चमचे झार Chamche Jhar, इसबगोल Isabgol
- Tamil
- இசப்புக்கோல் விதை Ishappukol Vitai
- Kannada
- ಸಿರಪೊಟ್ಲ ಗಿಡ Sirapotla Gida
- Marathi
- बारटंग Baartang
About Jangli Isabgol
Greater Plantain (Plantago major) is a herb belonging to the Plantaginaceae family (Plantain family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/basal rosette simple leaves, spike/raceme flower clusters, capsule fruit. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Plantaginaceae
Plantain family
Jangli Isabgol belongs to the Plantaginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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