Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) as a tool for helping with Infection (general)

Hydroalcoholic extracts of Plantago lanceolata and Plantago major, rich in plantamajoside and acteoside, showed considerable antioxidant activity and inhibited the Lyme-disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi, lowering bacterial viability and reducing biofilm formation, supporting the antibacterial and antioxidant use of plantain.

Root fractions of ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) were cytotoxic to HCT-116 colon cancer cells and showed antibacterial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, with the dichloromethane extract most active, identifying the roots as a source of bioactive antibacterial metabolites.