Thanks to the active ingredient aucubin and mucous substances, plantain is a good bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and wound healing, so for example crushed leaves can be a useful remedy for insect bites and minor burns. Its tea is a mucolytic and antitussive, used in respiratory diseases. It is also used against heartburn and respiratory catarrh. In case of inflammation of the oral and throat mucosa, it can be used in the form of rinsing and gargling.