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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Plantago ovata (Plantaginaceae)

Common Names
Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-BOSCHNIAKINE 0 Seed Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
(+)-BOSCHNIAKINIC-ACID 0 Seed Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
(-)-L-ASPARAGINE 0 Seed *
4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Plant *
9-OXO-OCTADEC-CIS-12-ENOIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil *
ALDOBIURONIC-ACID 0 Seed *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Seed *
ALSOBIURONIC-ACID 0 Seed *
ANTE-ISO-OCTADECANE 0 Seed Coat *
ANTE-ISOHEXADECANE 0 Seed Coat *
ARABINOXYLANS 0 Seed 170000.0 255000.0 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
AUCUBIN 20 Seed Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
AUCUBIN-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed 1300.0 -0.56 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Seed *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed *
D-GALACTURONIC-ACID 0 Plant *
D-GALACTURONIC-ACID 0 Seed Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
D-XYLOSE 0 Plant *

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5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Shin*, K.H., Chung, M.S., Chae, Y.J., Yoon, K.Y., Cho, T.S. 1992. A survey for aldose reductase inhibition of herbal medicines. Fitoterapia 64(2): 130, 1993.
Allergenic 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 2 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 1 (View) *
Antiadenomic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Antialcoholic 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antialdosteronic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 1 (View) *
Antialopecic 3 (View) *