Plantain can be found growing wild in a lot of places. Both times I have found mine near a creek though. I have been reading up on edivle plants and medicinal recipes. Plantain fresh can be rubbed on your skin directly, but to be able to be used other times of the year an oil infusion is the way to go.
First gather your plantain leaves. Good foraging means not picking all leaves of one plant so gather thoughtfully.
Now I have made myself a kitchen herb dryer. I just left the leaves to dry for a few days and done. For oils you do not want the extra moisture or you could get mold.
Bonus is dried leaves can be used for tea which is good for kidney and urinary health. Anyway, next, cut up the dried leaves and stuff in a glass jar. Cover the leaves with carrier oil, I used sunflower, put a lid on, and let sit in a sunny spot for 2 weeks.
Now you need to strain out the leaves and you are left with your plantain oil. It is good for bee stings, bug bites, splinters, I have even heard it is good on snake bites. The natives called it medicine leaf since it soothes and draws out toxins.
