The seeds and refined colloid are used commonly in commercial bulk laxative preparations. Miscellaneous uses. The psyllium in plantain has been used as GI therapy, to treat hyperlipidemia, for anticancer effects, and for respiratory treatment. In human studies, plantain has been effective for chronic bronchitis, asthma, cough, and cold. Clinical studies show that psyllium seed is useful as a bulk laxative.
Bourbon's mash bill, as noted above, must be at least 51% corn, although in practice, bourbons are made from 60â86% corn. The other grains used in bourbon are generally rye, wheat, and barley. Most distillers use only two of those threeâeither rye and barley, or wheat and barley.
type of American corn whiskey, 1846, from Bourbon County, Kentucky, where it first was made, supposedly in 1789. Bourbon County was organized 1785, one of the nine established by the Virginia legislature before Kentucky became a state. The name reflects the fondness felt in the United States for the French royal family, and especially Louis XVI, in gratitude for the indispensable support he had given to the rebel colonists.