| abstract |
The invention relates to a laxative based on a powdery composition that, in addition to plantain seed (Plantaginis ovatae semen) and/or plantain seed husks and at least one anthranoid compound having a laxative effect, particularly at least one sennoside, preferably in the form of plant constituents/parts containing anthroids or sennosides, contains at least one polygalactomannan-based polysaccharide or a derivative thereof. The latter functions, on the one hand, as a (co-)stabilizer in an aqueous suspension of the powdery composition and, on the other, synergistically interacts, particularly due to its swelling capacity, with the other components of the composition by aiding the laxative effect thereof and facilitating the processability of the inventive composition to form a fine particle powder that can be dispersed in water immediately. |