车前子为车前科植物。别名车轱轳菜、牛舌草、猪耳朵草。该种植物以种子和全草入药，全国各地都有分布。在我省牡丹江镜泊湖地区有三种车前即长柄车前、平车前、车前。 1识别特征 　　多年生草本，叶呈广卵形，具有长柄。开紫色小花，花冠漏斗状，四裂。朔果卵状圆锥形，盖裂。 Plantago car plant for the family. Alias ​​car 轱 轳 vegetables, tongue grass, pig ears grass. This kind of plant takes the medicine of the seed and the whole plant, distributes all over the country. In Mudanjiang, Hubei Province, there are three kinds of vehicles in front of the car, namely the car handle, flat car and the car front. 1 recognition characteristics perennial herb, leaves broad oval, with long handle. Open purple flowers, corolla funnel-shaped, four split. Shuo fruit ovate conical, cracked.