"Plantago" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010943
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.818
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| Concept/Terms |
Plantago- Plantago
- Plantagos
- Plantain
- Plantains
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