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Fleawort

noun
1.
Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative.  Synonyms: Plantago psyllium, psyllium, Spanish psyllium.





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... Plantain grass which grows commonly in Southern Europe, the Fleawort, or Plantago Psyllium, have been known from time immemorial as an easy and popular aperient. In France these Psyllium seeds, given in a dessertspoonful dose, are widely prescribed as a laxative in lieu of mineral ...
— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie


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