http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/2009/09/01/plantain-insect-sting-and-bite-remedy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plantain-insect-sting-and-bite-remedy Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/2009/09/01/plantain-insect-sting-and-bite-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-13429 Kristina Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:52:45 +0000 http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/?p=779#comment-13429 Great post! I remeber as a young child, that my Granny used to chew up some English Plantain into a mush and rub it on a bite or a cut , whenever me or my sister needed it.wonderful little herb. Great post! I remeber as a young child, that my Granny used to chew up some English Plantain into a mush and rub it on a bite or a cut , whenever me or my sister needed it.wonderful little herb.

]]> http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/2009/09/01/plantain-insect-sting-and-bite-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-6268 SeaBird Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:10:24 +0000 http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/?p=779#comment-6268 Okay, I have a dumb question... is this the same as the plantain plant that produces fruits similar to the banana? We have a ton of those here in Miami, but I think this must be a different plant altogether...? Okay, I have a dumb question… is this the same as the plantain plant that produces fruits similar to the banana? We have a ton of those here in Miami, but I think this must be a different plant altogether…?

]]> http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/2009/09/01/plantain-insect-sting-and-bite-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-6261 renee @ FIMBY Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:54:11 +0000 http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/?p=779#comment-6261 fabulous. Another post I will link to. We love plantain and I made a tincture last year that I think turned out almost too strong. The kids find it a packs a bit too much punch. Maybe I should make a fresh batch for winter skin stuff. During the summer is just find some and chew it up. fabulous. Another post I will link to. We love plantain and I made a tincture last year that I think turned out almost too strong. The kids find it a packs a bit too much punch. Maybe I should make a fresh batch for winter skin stuff. During the summer is just find some and chew it up.

]]> http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/2009/09/01/plantain-insect-sting-and-bite-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-6246 Maggie Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:13:34 +0000 http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/?p=779#comment-6246 Perfect timing, I just found a bunch of these at the river not knowing what it was and brought some seeds home to plant (and got attacked by sandflies in the process) I might have to go back and get some leaves for my nasty bites. Perfect timing, I just found a bunch of these at the river not knowing what it was and brought some seeds home to plant (and got attacked by sandflies in the process) I might have to go back and get some leaves for my nasty bites.

]]> http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/2009/09/01/plantain-insect-sting-and-bite-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-6237 Sarah Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:42:01 +0000 http://www.5orangepotatoes.com/blog/?p=779#comment-6237 My boys had so much fun pulling this up out of the yard tonight! We have some huge plants and they use the seed stalks as swords.....it's nice to know a use for it though! My boys had so much fun pulling this up out of the yard tonight! We have some huge plants and they use the seed stalks as swords…..it’s nice to know a use for it though!

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