09:05 May 30, 2005 |
Hindi to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Medical (general) / ayurveda | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
| Selected response from: Balasubramaniam L. India Local time: 00:58 | ||||||
Grading comment
|
Summary of answers provided | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
4 +4 | fleawort |
| ||
5 +1 | psyllium Husk |
|
fleawort Explanation: Bharghav Hindi-English dictionary gives the term fleawort as the meaning of इसबगोल (isapghol). This word is listed in Concise Oxford Dictionary also where the meaning is given as, "one of various plants supposed to drive away fleas". In ayurved, isapghol is used as a laxative. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2005-05-30 09:18:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another term that I would on google is Psyllium Husk. Here is the link: http://www.health-marketplace.com/Psyllium.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2005-05-30 09:21:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Psyllium seems to the Genus to which this plant belongs. This link gives a picture of the plant: http://www.bodyandfitness.com/Information/Herbal/Research/ps... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2005-05-30 09:22:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- This para from the above website establishes the English name of this plant as fleawort or fleaseed because the seeds look like fleas: Psyllium, also known as fleawort and fleaseed, because the seeds look like fleas, is derived from the seed coats or husks of various plantain plants, especially those native to the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and northern Africa. The leaves of related North American plantain species (Plantago major, P. lanceolata), are important first-aid herbs (see plantain). Psyllium is the primary ingredient in many bulk-producing, nonirritant laxatives, which are milder and much safer treatments for constipation than stimulant laxative herbs such as senna and cascara sagrada. Due to the concerns about regular bowel function while in space, John Glenn and a fellow astronaut took a commercial psyllium product, Metamucil, with them on their nine-day flight aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1998. |
| |
Grading comment
| ||