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Greater Plantain (Plantago major) as a tool for helping with Constipation
inferred from laxative action
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1 source supporting Greater Plantain for Constipation. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's laxative action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
This narrative review of Plantago major covers its traditional Persian and modern phytotherapeutic uses for constipation, cough and wounds, alongside its botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicity.
Extraction of Plantago major seed mucilage was optimised and its physicochemical and rheological properties characterised, documenting the demulcent polysaccharide constituent responsible for the herb's soothing and bulk-laxative actions.