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Blond Psyllium
Plantago ovata
Blond Psyllium · Ispaghula · Spogel Seeds · Psyllium · Indian Plantago · Blond Plantain · Indian plantago · Indian plantain · Ovalblättriger Wegerich (DE); Pelotilla (ES); Desert Indian-wheat (EN) · Plantain ovale · blond plantain · blond psyllium · blonde ispaghula · desert Indianwheat · desert plantain · indischer Flohsame
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Iraq, India(Santal), Turkey, India
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Amebiasis, Anodyne, Bladder, Bronchitis
Science studied: L-ASPARAGINE, AUCUBIN, FAT, D-GALACTURONIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Plantaginaceae
Scientific name: Plantago ovata
Common names: Blond Psyllium, Ispaghula, Spogel Seeds, Psyllium, Indian Plantago, Blond Plantain, Indian plantago, Indian plantain, Ovalblättriger Wegerich (DE); Pelotilla (ES); Desert Indian-wheat (EN), Plantain ovale, blond plantain, blond psyllium, blonde ispaghula, desert Indianwheat, desert plantain, indischer Flohsame
POWO: 685486-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Iraq, India(Santal), Elsewhere, Turkey, India.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Amebiasis
- Anodyne
- Bladder
- Bronchitis
- Cough
- Demulcent
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
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- Emollient
- Kidney
- Laxative
- Poultice
- Styptic
- Swelling
- Urethritis
- Rheumatism
- Cold
- Gastritis
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Iraq
- India(Santal)
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- India
Documented cultural uses
- Amebiasis
- Anodyne
- Bladder
- Bronchitis
- Cough
- Demulcent
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Emollient
- Kidney
- Laxative
- Poultice
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- Styptic
- Swelling
- Urethritis
- Rheumatism
- Cold
- Gastritis
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Amebiasis · Iraq · "
- Anodyne · India(Santal) · "
- Bladder · Elsewhere · "
- Bronchitis · India(Santal) · "
- Cough · Elsewhere · "
- Demulcent · Elsewhere · "
- Diarrhea · Turkey · "
- Dysentery · India · "
- Dysentery · Iraq · "
- Emollient · Elsewhere · "
- Kidney · Elsewhere · "
- Laxative · Iraq · "
- Poultice · Iraq · "
- Styptic · Elsewhere · "
- Swelling · Elsewhere · "
- Urethritis · Elsewhere · "
- Rheumatism · Elsewhere · "
- Amebiasis · Elsewhere · "
- Cold · Elsewhere · "
- Dysentery · Elsewhere · "
- Gastritis · Elsewhere · "
- Laxative · Elsewhere · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Quality‐driven reformulation of Plantago ovata enriched non‐fermented beef salami · 2026 source ↗
- Quality-driven reformulation of Plantago ovata enriched non-fermented beef salami. · 2026 source ↗
- Multifunctional bimetallic Ag-CuO and Ag-ZnO nanoparticles biosynthesized using <i>Plantago ovata</i> for biomedical applications. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- L-ASPARAGINE
- AUCUBIN
- FAT
- D-GALACTURONIC-ACID
- INDICAMINE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- 4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- RHAMNOSE
- STEARIC-ACID
- D-XYLOSE
- URONIC-ACID
- XYLOSE
- L-ARABINOSE
- BEHENIC-ACID
- GALACTOSE
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- LIGNOCERIC-ACID
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- L-RHAMNOSE
- TANNINS
- VALINE
- STEROL
- MUCILAGE
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- DL-ALANINE
- ALPHA-AMYRIN
- BETA-AMYRIN
- AUCUBIN-GLUCOSIDE
- CAMPESTEROL
- N-DOCOSANE
- ISODOTRIACONTANE
- N-EICOSANE
- FIXED-OIL
- FRUCTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- N-HENTRIACONTANE
- ISOHEPTADECANE
- N-HEPTADECANE
- N-HEXACOSANE
- ANTE-ISOHEXADECANE
- INDICAINE
- DL-NORLEUCINE
- L-LYSINE
- ISONONACOSANE
- N-NONACOSANE
- 9-OXO-OCTADEC-CIS-12-ENOIC-ACID
- ISOOCTADECANE
- N-OCTADECANE
- PALMITIC-ACID
- ISOPENTACOSANE
- N-PENTACOSANE
- PLATAGONINE
- ISORICINOLEIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SUCROSE
- N-TETRACOSANE
- N-TRIACONTANE
- N-TRICOSANE
- ISOTRITRIACONTANE
- N-TRITRIACONTANE
- DL-VALINE
- (-)-L-ASPARAGINE
- ISOHENTRIACONTANE
- ISOHEXADECANE
- L-CYSTINE
- LUTEOLIN
- N-DOTRIACONTANE
- N-HENEICOSANE
- N-HEPTACOSANE
- N-HEXADECANE
- N-NONADECANE
- PLANTEOSE
- STIGMASTEROL
- TYROSINE
- ALDOBIURONIC-ACID
- ARABINOXYLANS
- INDICAININE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- (+)-BOSCHNIAKINE
- (+)-BOSCHNIAKINIC-ACID
- ANTE-ISO-OCTADECANE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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