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Plantago ovata 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Plantaginaceae Genus: Plantago Species: P. ovata Binomial name Plantago ovata
Forssk.Plantago ovata (Desert Indianwheat, Blond Psyllium; syn. Plantago brunnea Morris, Plantago fastigiata Morris, Plantago gooddingii A. Nels. & Kennedy, Plantago insularis Eastw., Plantago insularis Eastw. var. fastigiata (Morris) Jepson, Plantago insularis Eastw. var. scariosa (Morris) Jepson, Plantago minima A. Cunningham) is a medicinal plant native to Western Asia and Southern Asia.
It is a common source of psyllium seed husks, a material used as dietary fiber.[1]
The plant can be found growing wild in the southwestern United States, where it is an introduced species.
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Other names
Blond Plantago, Che Qian Zi, Dietary Fiber, Englishman's Foot, Indian Plantago, Ipágula, Isabgola, Isabgul, Ispagol, Pale Psyllium, Plantaginis Ovatae Semen, Plantaginis Ovatae Testa, Plantago decumbens, Plantago ispaghula, Ispaghula, Psilio, Psillium Blond, Psyllium, Psyllium Husk, Sand Plantain, Spogel.
References
- ^ Medlineplus. Blond psyllium (a.k.a. Plantago ovata). Effectiveness, interactions with medications, etc.
See also
External links
Categories:- Plantago
- Flora of Asia
- Flora of Western Asia
- Medicinal plants
- Flora of the United States
- Lamiales stubs
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