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

Common Names
Psyllium
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
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 7.0 34.0 -0.31 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 0.0 -0.34 *
ASH 0 Hull Husk 19800.0 -0.81 *
ASH 0 Seed 4796.0 22000.0 -0.78 *
AUCUBIN 20 Seed *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Hull Husk 24.0 1.05 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 5.0 24.0 1.07 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed *
BUTYRIC-ACID 6 Seed 303.0 574.0 -1.00 *
CALCIUM 28 Hull Husk 3059.0 -1.00 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 728.0 3340.0 -0.15 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Hull Husk 845500.0 0.83 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 201868.0 926000.0 1.60 *
CHROMIUM 24 Seed 0.2 0.8 -0.57 *
COBALT 2 Seed 0.6 2.5 -0.10 *
FAT 0 Hull Husk 34000.0 -1.00 *
FAT 0 Seed 8066.0 37000.0 -1.20 *
FIBER 15 Hull Husk 3500.0 -1.00 *
FIBER 15 Seed 3000.0 -1.04 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Seed 3000.0 -1.48 *

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5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 3 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 2 (View) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacne 6 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
Antiadenomic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition