| Plantago |
type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs
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| plantago s. |
[USP] , psyllium s. the cleaned, dried, ripe seed of Plantago psyllium, P. indica, or P. ovata, used as a bulk-forming laxative. The mucilaginous portion of the seeds of P. ovata is used in preparing psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid.
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