Plantago ovata
Plantago ovata, known by many common names including blond plantain,[1] desert Indianwheat,[2] blond psyllium,[3] and ispaghul,[3] is a medicinal plant native to Western and Southern Asia. The plant can be found growing wild in the southwestern United States where it is native.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Plantago |
Species: | P. ovata |
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It is a common source of psyllium, a type of dietary fiber.[4] Psyllium seed husks are indigestible and are a source of soluble fiber which may be fermented into butyrate – a pharmacologically active short-chain fatty acid – by butyrate-producing bacteria.[5]
See also
References
- "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- USDA PLANTS, retrieved 10 June 2016
- USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 10 June 2016
- Medlineplus. Blond psyllium (a.k.a. Plantago ovata). Effectiveness, interactions with medications, etc.
- Fernández-Bañares F, Hinojosa J, Sánchez-Lombraña JL, Navarro E, Martínez-Salmerón JF, García-Pugés A, González-Huix F, Riera J, González-Lara V, Domínguez-Abascal F, Giné JJ, Moles J, Gomollón F, Gassull MA (1999). "Randomized clinical trial of Plantago ovata seeds (dietary fiber) as compared with mesalamine in maintaining remission in ulcerative colitis. Spanish Group for the Study of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis (GETECCU)". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 94 (2): 427–33. doi:10.1016/s0002-9270(98)00753-9. PMID 10022641.
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