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Plantago

Taxonomy: Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Magnoliopsida

Order : Lamiales

Family : Plantaginaceae

Genus : Plantago

Chemical Constituents:

carnosic acid and carnosol (diterpenes), plantamajoside,

Part used : Whole plant

Reference:

Chemical Constitutents :

Glycation inhibitory activity and the identification of an active compound in Plantago asiatica extract. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18167045

Anti hyperglycemic activity:

Aqueous extracts of husks of Plantago ovata reduce hyperglycaemia in type 1 and type 2 diabetes by inhibition of intestinal glucose absorption. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16870001
A diet supplemented with husks of Plantago ovata reduces the development of endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, and obesity by affecting adiponectin and TNF-alpha in obese Zucker rats. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16177203