### plant | tracheophyte | herb | plantain:

Psyllium
* Soften the stools, preventing constipation, colitis and hemorrhoids, clean the intestines.
* acts as a bulk-forming laxative for treating constipation
  - to cleanse the bowel and encourage normal elimination
* also tends to swell up in the digestive tract and cause a feeling of fullness.
* apparently lowers cholesterol by dragging bile acids out of the body.
* bulk laxative used in the treatment of constipation.
* can cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
* causes gas and bloating in some people
  - inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract
* comes in powder, wafer and granule form.
* contains mucilagins that are beneficial as both a laxative and an anti-diarrheal.
* great way to detoxify.
* has high amounts of undigestible fiber that has a mucilaginous quality.
* has no harmful chemical side effects, just pure food fiber
* has the highest level of soluble fiber known to man
* is added to some cereals to increase fiber content
  - an annual herb native to Mediterranean climates
  - available without prescription as granules, powder, or wafers
  - gentler than most other laxatives
  - high in soluble dietary fiber
  - just the thing the body needs
  - primarily soluble fiber and comes from a grain
  - safe, but allergic reactions are possible
  - the husk from a seed
* is useful for relieving constipation
  - restoring normal bowel functions and promoting healthy colon functions
  - virtually inert
* keeps the folds and pockets in the colon free of toxic material that gathers there.
* major source of fiber.
* natural high- fiber ingredient that can help speed movement in the intestines.
* offers several advantages over other dietary sources of bulk fiber.
* primary ingredient in many laxatives.
* provides bulk to the diet.
* safe and effective source of natural fiber.
* usually is taken one to three times daily as a laxative.
* very safe and effective laxative.

Plumbago
* produces large complex trichomes which trap nectar robbers.
* require well-drained soil with a little organic matter in it.

Popular herb
* Most popular herbs grow in gardens.
* Some popular herbs grow in water.
* include basils.

Powerful herb
* Some powerful herbs improve liver functions.
* can have side effects if taken continuously over long periods.

Primrose
* Some primroses bear their flowers singly on stems rising from the crown.
* are annual plants
  - good for rock gardens, edging a border, and along streams
* benefit from a summer mulch.
* can bloom for several weeks.
* comes in several species and colors.
* helps with skin problems and stimulates hair growth.
* prefer partial or bright shade.
* prefers peat soil with lots of moisture and partial to full shade.
* provide quick, bright color.

Primula
* Many primulas naturalize well and almost all are easy to grow from seed.
* are flowers

Puccoon
* are among the showiest late-spring prairie wildflowers in Minnesota.
* have clusters of small trumpet-shaped flowers on an uncurling spray.

### plant | tracheophyte | herb:

Purple saxifrage
* Most purple saxifrages grow in areas.
* Some purple saxifrages grow on heaths.
* can take many forms.
* grows in the highest parts of the fell zone, where only a few flowers survive.
* has strong taproot with numerous, small lateral roots.
* is covered with flecks of calcium carbonate in the lime rich areas
  - one of the first plants that bloom on the Arctic
  - perennial plant that can survive many decades in the wild
  - source of green, yellow and creamy dyes
  - very impressive when it is in flower
* seems to have developed a mechanism to increase the chances of cross-pollination.

### plant | tracheophyte | herb | purslane:

Common purslane
* is also edible with a sweet, yet acidlike flavor
  - an annual that grows rapidly in spring and summer
  - low in stature and forms dense mats
* very common garden weed throughout much of the United States and Canada.