Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham 1985

Plantain
The Herbs

(Plantago spp. lanceolata, P. major, P. media) G

Folk Names: Cuckoo’s Bread, Englishman’s Foot, The Leaf of Patrick, Patrick’s Dock, Ripple Grass, St. Patrick’s Leaf, Slan-lus, Snakebite, Snakeweed, Waybread, Waybroad, Weybroed (Anglo-Saxon), White Man’s Foot

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Earth

Powers: Healing, Strength, Protection, Snake Repelling

Magical Uses: Bind the plantain with red wool to the head to cure headaches, and place beneath the feet to remove weariness.

Plaintain is also hung in the car to guard against the intrusion of evil spirits. A piece of the root in the pocket protects its bearer from snakebites.