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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Seed | not available | 603000.0 | 0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDICAIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INVERTASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Hull Husk | not available | 183.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 4.0 | 20.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | not available | 2350.0 | -1.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 111.0 | 510.0 | -0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 0.4 | 1.6 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Seed | 65400.0 | 400000.0 | 1.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -1.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 1865.0 | 3528.0 | -0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Hull Husk | not available | 578.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 137.0 | 630.0 | -1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PLANTAGONINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PLANTARENALOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 1768.0 | 8110.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 3 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hemostatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatoprotective | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 1 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 12 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 5 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |