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Common Names
Psyllium
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Hull Husk | not available | 19800.0 | -0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 4796.0 | 22000.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AUCUBIN | 20 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Hull Husk | not available | 24.0 | 1.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 5.0 | 24.0 | 1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYRIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 303.0 | 574.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Hull Husk | not available | 3059.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 728.0 | 3340.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Hull Husk | not available | 845500.0 | 0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 201868.0 | 926000.0 | 1.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Seed | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Seed | 0.6 | 2.5 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Hull Husk | not available | 34000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 8066.0 | 37000.0 | -1.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Hull Husk | not available | 3500.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | not available | 3000.0 | -1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Seed | not available | 3000.0 | -1.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiseptic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisilicotic | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antispare-Tire | 1 | 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 |
| Antispasmodic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antistress | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 2 | 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 |
| Antisyndrome-X | 6 | 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 |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitumor | 5 | Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990. |
| Antitumor (brain) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |