Mucilage from Desert Indianwheat (Plantago ovata) is obtained by grinding off the husk.

Plantago ovata (Desert Indianwheat, Blond Psyllium; syn.

Plantago ovata (also Psyllium ovata), the desert indianwheat, a medicinal plant species native to Western Asia and Southern Asia

It's important to take enough water when taking blond psyllium.

Don't use blond psyllium if you are sensitive to it.

Stop taking blond psyllium at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.

Blond psyllium seems to be most effective when taken with foods at mealtime.

To avoid his interaction take blond psyllium at least one hour after lithium.

Taking blond psyllium with diabetes medications might cause your blood sugar to be too low.

Blond psyllium also does not seem to lower other blood fats called triglycerides.

This is more likely to occur in patients with previous occupational exposure to blond psyllium.

Some people apply blond psyllium to the skin as a poultice for boils.

Blond psyllium might increase your risk of choking.

Allergy: Some patients can have severe hypersensitivity reactions to blond psyllium.

For type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol: 15 grams of blond psyllium in three divided doses.

Diabetes: Blond psyllium can lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.

Swallowing disorders: Don't use blond psyllium if you have problems swallowing.

Blond psyllium does not lower after-meal blood sugar levels in people who do not have diabetes.

For high blood pressure: 15 grams of blond psyllium husks daily for 8 weeks.

Taking blond psyllium reduces cholesterol levels in people with mild to moderate high cholesterol.

In some people, blond psyllium might cause gas, stomach pain, diarrhea, constipation, and nausea.

Taking lithium along with blond psyllium might decrease the effectiveness of lithium.

Blond psyllium is an herb.

For chronic diarrhea after gall bladder surgery: 6.5 grams of blond psyllium three times daily.

There is some evidence that taking blond psyllium for high cholesterol makes it possible to reduce the dose of certain medications used to lower cholesterol.

Taking 3.5 grams of blond psyllium per day does not seem to reduce the risk of colorectal adenoma.

Another consideration is that some commercial blond psyllium products can contain added sugars that might increase blood sugar levels.

Blond psyllium's maximum effect on the blood sugar levels occurs when psyllium is mixed with or taken with foods.

Extracted from rushed seeds or husks of plantago ovata plant.

Cause and control of damping off of Plantago ovata.

Factors affecting the field establishment of Plantago ovata Forsk.

Studies on variation and association among seed yield and some component traits in Plantago ovata Forsk.

Mucilage from Desert Indianwheat (Plantago ovata) is obtained by grinding off the husk.

Recent advances in cultivation of Isabgol (Plantago ovata Forsk.)

CalPhotos: Plantago ovata

Plants For A Future: Plantago ovata

Effect of Plantago ovata (psyllium) husk and seeds on sterol metabolism: studies in normal and ileostomy subjects.

Plantago ovata (Desert Indianwheat, Blond Psyllium; syn.

USDA Plants Profile: Plantago ovata Forsk.

ITIS Standard Report: Plantago ovata Forsk.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network: Plantago ovata Forsk.

Plantago ovata (also Psyllium ovata), the desert indianwheat, a medicinal plant species native to Western Asia and Southern Asia

National Institute of Health (NIH) Medline Plus: Psyllium (Plantago ovata, Plantago isphagula)

Randomized clinical trial of Plantago ovata seeds (dietary fiber) as compared with mesalamine in maintaining remission in ulcerative colits (GETECCU).

Psyllium seed husks also known as ispaghula, isabgol, or psyllium, are portions of the seeds of the plant Plantago ovata, (genus Plantago), a native of India.

The mandate crops of the institute are Aloe barbadensis, Withania somnifera, Plantago ovata, Cymbopogon flexuosus, Cymbopogon martinii, Chlorophytum borivilianum and Cassia angustifolia.

Nor is its placement in Plantago easy to reconcile with its geographical distribution (in particular, its closest relative appears to be Plantago ovata which is found in the Mediterranean and only recently introduced to North America).