PLANT A GO

(Lat.), n. f. Pla2nt(pla3nt)-a(a3Vgo. Gen.,-tag'in is. Fr., plantain, arnoglo e. Ger., Wegerich, Wegebreit, Wegtritt. A genus of the Plantaginacece (Fr., plan tag in a cees), or Plantaginece (Fr.. plantaginees; Ger., Plan tag in een), which are the ribworts, an order of corollifloral dicotyledons. The Plan tagines of Ju ieu are the same. The Plantagoidece of Mei ner are a cla of the Diplochlamydea>. [B, 19, 42, 170, 180 (a, 35).] Aqua plaiitaginis. See Eau distil lee de PLANTAIN. Conserva plan tag in is. A preparation made by triturating together 1 part of plantain-leaves and 2 parts of sugar. [B, 119 (a. 38).] Folia plaiitaginis. The leaves of P. major. [B, 95 (a, 38).] P. acuta, P. an gust i folia. See P. lanceolata.F. aquatic a. See ALISMA p. P. arenaria. Fr., plantain des sables [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., Sandflolikraut. A European species very similar to P. psyllium and, like it, furnishing [semen psyllii. [B, 173, 180 (a, 35).] P. Bellardi. Fr., plantain velu. An Alpine species with astringent leaves and roots and emollient seeds. [B, 173 (o, 35).] P. cordata. A North American species with properties like those of P. major. [B, 34, 293 (a, 35).] P. coronopifolia, P. coronopus. Fr., come de cerf, courtine. pied de corbeau (ou de corneille). Ger., fie der spalt i ger Wegerich, Hirschhorn, Rabenfu , Krahenfu . Buck's-horn (or hart's-horn) plantain, herb Eve (or ivy), star-of-the-earth; a species growing on the sea-coasts of Europe, northern Africa, and Asia Minor, and cultivated in gardens for salad. It is one of the plants called by Dioscorides (copwfdirovs, and in Greece is still used, after drying in the sun, as a diuretic. The herb, herb a coronopi (seu cornu cervini), was formerly used in various diseases, especially hydrophobia. [B, 173, 180, 275 (o, 35).] P. cynops. Shrubby plantain. The seeds are used like those of P. psyllium. [B, 180, 275(o, 35).] P. decumbens, P. ispaghula. A species growing from the Canary Islands to India. The seeds, semen ispaghulce, contain much mucilage, and in the East Indies are used as a refrigerant and demulcent drink, also in catarrhs, dysentery, and chronic diarrhoea. [B, 18, 172. 180 (a, 35); E. J. Waring, " Brit. Med. Jour.," June 6, 1885, p. 1145 ] P. lanceolata. Fr., plantain lanceole, bonnes fernmes, petit plantain, tete noire. Ger., lanzettblattriger Wegerich, Hundsrippe. Ribwort plantain, E, he; E2, ell; G, go; I, die; Is, in: N. in; Na. tank; [s. 282]