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.

Annotation

note entry term PLANTAIN: for the banana-like fruit or green plantain flour use MUSA

DUI

D010943 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0016965

Previous indexing

Psyllium (1966-1977)

History note

91(78); was see under PLANTS, MEDICINAL 1978-90; was see PSYLLIUM 1963-77 (Cat B & D heading)

Online note

search PSYLLIUM 1966-77 (as Cat B & D heading)

Public note

91; was see under PLANTS, MEDICINAL 1978-90; was see PSYLLIUM 1963-77 (Cat B & D heading)