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Plant Plantago ovata (Plantaginaceae)

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Common name(s)
Blond Psyllium, Indian Plantago, Ispaghula, Psyllium, Spogel Seeds
How used
GRAS

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-BOSCHNIAKINE Seed -- -- -- Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
0 (+)-BOSCHNIAKINIC-ACID Seed -- -- -- Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
0 (-)-L-ASPARAGINE Seed -- -- -- *
0 4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 9-OXO-OCTADEC-CIS-12-ENOIC-ACID Seed Oil -- -- -- *
0 ALDOBIURONIC-ACID Seed -- -- -- *
10 ALPHA-AMYRIN Seed -- -- -- *
0 ALSOBIURONIC-ACID Seed -- -- -- *
0 ANTE-ISO-OCTADECANE Seed Coat -- -- -- *
0 ANTE-ISOHEXADECANE Seed Coat -- -- -- *
0 ARABINOXYLANS Seed 170000.0 255000.0 -- Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
20 AUCUBIN Seed -- -- -- Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
0 AUCUBIN-GLUCOSIDE Seed -- -- -- *
1 BEHENIC-ACID Seed -- 1300.0 -0.56 *
9 BETA-AMYRIN Seed -- -- -- *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
2 CAMPESTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 D-GALACTURONIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 D-GALACTURONIC-ACID Seed -- -- -- Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
0 D-XYLOSE Seed -- -- -- Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.