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Isabgol

Isabgol

Botanical Name Plantago Ovata
Common Name Isabgol
Family Plantaginaceae
Part-Used Husk from spikes and seeds.

Description:
Indigenous to the Mediterranean region, West Asia and India

Active Compounds:
Psyllium is a laxative, high in both fibers and mucilage, containing 10-30% mucilage.

Medicinal Properties:
The seeds are sweet astringent, refrigerant, emollient, mucilaginous, diuretic, laxative, anti-inflammatory, anti-dysentric, expectorant, aphrodisiac, rodorant and tonic.

Uses:
Isabgul is useful in atherosclerosis, constipation, diabetes, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, irritable bowel syndrome, psoriasis, weight loss and obesity.

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