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Id	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010943 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010943
Preferred Name	Plantago
Definitions	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.
Synonyms	Plantago ovata Plantago psyllium Plantago arenaria Plantain Plantain, English Plantains Plantago indica English Plantains Narrow-Leaved Plantains English Plantain Plantains, Narrow-Leaved Plantago lanceolata Narrow-Leaved Plantain Plantain, Narrow-Leaved Narrow Leaved Plantain Plantains, English See more See less
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	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.
altLabel	Plantago ovata Plantago psyllium Plantago arenaria Plantain Plantain, English Plantains Plantago indica English Plantains Narrow-Leaved Plantains English Plantain Plantains, Narrow-Leaved Plantago lanceolata Narrow-Leaved Plantain Plantain, Narrow-Leaved Narrow Leaved Plantain Plantains, English See more See less
prefLabel	Plantago
Machine permutation	91; was see under PLANTS, MEDICINAL 1978-90; was see PSYLLIUM 1963-77 (Cat B & D heading)
HN	91(78); was see under PLANTS, MEDICINAL 1978-90; was see PSYLLIUM 1963-77 (Cat B & D heading)
Mapped from	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C024255 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C000713607 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C000713628
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
tui	T002
TERMUI	T000875477 T000876333 T032227 T000876331 T000875478 T032226 T000876332 T000875476 T000876334 See more See less
TH	NLM (2016) NLM (1978) UNK (19XX)
MMR	20210630
notation	D010943
Inverse of RO	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011620
Semantic type UMLS property	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T002
RR	txid185002 txid197794 txid39414
Inverse of AQ	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000648 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000469 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000009 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000033 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000821 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000254 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000196 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000737 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000382 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000502 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000506 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000187 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000235 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000201 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000633 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000166 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000528 See more See less
FX	D011620
DX	19910101
cui	C1218742 C0947392 C1209192 C0946846 C4046012
DC	1
MN	B01.875.800.575.912.250.583.700.700
AN	note entry term PLANTAIN: for the banana-like fruit or green plantain flour use MUSA
AQL	AE AH CH CL CY DE EM EN GD GE IM ME MI PH PO PS RE TO UL VI
Inverse of RB	txid185002 txid197794 txid39414 txid26867
OL	search PSYLLIUM 1966-77 (as Cat B & D heading)
MDA	19990101
subClassOf	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000068377

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