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Plantago

Medical Definition:	A plant genus of the family Plantaginaceae, order Plantaginales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. 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.
Guide Notes:	Xref PLANTAIN: for the banana-like fruit or green plantain flour use MUSA; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use
Also Called:	Plantaginaceae
Previously Indexed:	Psyllium (1966-1977)

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