Plantago ovata explained

Plantago ovata, known by many common names including blond plantain, desert Indianwheat, blond psyllium, and ispaghol, is native to the Mediterranean region and naturalized in central, eastern, and south Asia and North America.^[1]

It is a common source of psyllium, a type of dietary fiber.^[2] Psyllium seed husks are indigestible and are a source of soluble fiber which may be fermented into butyric acid – a short-chain fatty acid – by butyrate-producing bacteria.^[3] Plantago ovata is the most popular source for commercial products containing psyllium.^[4]

External links

• Plants For A Future: Plantago ovata
• Jepson Manual Treatment
• Photo gallery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Plantago ovata in Flora of China @ efloras.org. 2020-12-07. www.efloras.org.
2. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/866.html Medlineplus. Blond psyllium (Plantago ovata)
3. 3. Jovanovski . Elena . Yashpal . Shahen . Komishon . Allison . Zurbau . Andreea . Blanco Mejia . Sonia . Ho . Hoang Vi Thanh . Li . Dandan . Sievenpiper . John . Duvnjak . Lea . Vuksan . Vladimir . Effect of psyllium (Plantago ovata) fiber on LDL cholesterol and alternative lipid targets, non-HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials . The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . 108 . 5 . 15 September 2018 . 0002-9165 . 10.1093/ajcn/nqy115 . 922–932. 30239559. free .
4. Book: Melton . Laurence . Encyclopedia of Food Chemistry . Elsevier . 2019 . 978-0-12-814045-1 . Netherlands . 62 . en.