Ribwort is a domestic plant and one of the most well known medicinal plants - it grows inconspicuously in meadows and side of roads. More than 2000 years ago Ancient doctors such as Dioscorides and Plinius highlighted the healing effects of ribwort. The Germanic peoples also made use of this old medicinal plant and called ribwort the healing leaves. Those who know of the plant will recognize its narrow leaves that shoot up tall from the earth.