Plantago
A plant genus of the family Plantaginaceae. The small plants usually have a dense tuft of basal leaves and long, leafless stalks bearing a terminal spike of small flowers. The seeds, known as PSYLLIUM, swell in water and are used as laxatives. The leaves have been used medicinally.
Year introduced: 1991(1978)
PubMed search builder options
Subheadings:
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.583.700.700
MeSH Unique ID: D010943
Registry Number: txid26867
Entry Terms:
- Plantain
- Plantains
- Plantago indica
- Plantago ovata
- Plantago lanceolata
- English Plantain
- English Plantains
- Plantain, English
- Plantains, English
- Narrow-Leaved Plantain
- Narrow Leaved Plantain
- Narrow-Leaved Plantains
- Plantain, Narrow-Leaved
- Plantains, Narrow-Leaved
- Plantago psyllium
- Plantago arenaria
Previous Indexing:
See Also: