title: [Plantago ovata].
abstract: Plantago ovata is a high fibre bulk forming laxative. It absorbs water and expands to provide increased bulk and moisture content to the stool. The increased bulk encourages normal peristalsis and bowel motility. Clinical Indications: Constipation, Fecal Incontinence, Hemorrhoids, Ulcerative Colitis, Appetite, Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Institut za bolesti digestivnog sistema KCS, Beograd.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceranić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kecmanović
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pavlov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sepetkovski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kovacević
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stamenković
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Masirević
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ranković
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011620:Psyllium / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011620:Psyllium