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Psyllium
Plantago psyllium
Psyllium
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Europe, Spain, Mediterranean, Turkey, Iraq
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antitussive, Cancer(Uterus), Expectorant, Laxative
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASH, AUCUBIN, CALCIUM
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 psyllium
Common names: Psyllium
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Europe, Spain, Mediterranean, Turkey, Iraq.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antitussive
- Cancer(Uterus)
- Expectorant
- Laxative
- Emollient
- Purgative
- Antidiarrheic
- Inflammation
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- Rheumatism
- Demulcent
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Europe
- Spain
- Mediterranean
- Turkey
- Iraq
Documented cultural uses
- Antitussive
- Cancer(Uterus)
- Expectorant
- Laxative
- Emollient
- Purgative
- Antidiarrheic
- Inflammation
- Rheumatism
- Demulcent
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
- Production of synbiotic Doogh enriched with <i>Plantago psyllium</i> mucilage. · 2022 source ↗
- Extraction of flaxseed and Plantago Psyllium mucilage: Investigation of rheological properties and efficiency as a fat substitute for the production of low‐calorie cookies · 2022 source ↗
- A feasibility study on Plantago psyllium L. seed gum electrospinnability: The effect of sonication and gelatin as an auxiliary polymer · 2022 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ASH
- AUCUBIN
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHROMIUM
- FIBER
- INVERTASE
- KILOCALORIES
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MAGNESIUM
- MUCILAGE
- NIACIN
- OXALIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORUS
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- PLANTARENALOSIDE
- POTASSIUM
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- STEARIC-ACID
- STIGMASTEROL
- TANNIN
- WATER
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SODIUM
- THIAMIN
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BUTYRIC-ACID
- CARBOHYDRATES
- FAT
- INDICAIN
- IRON
- MUCIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- PLANTAGONINE
- PROTEIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- TIN
- ZINC
- COBALT
- MANGANESE
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- THIAMINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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