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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Immunostimulant | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Immunosuppressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 3 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insulinogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Irritant | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Lactagogue | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Laxative | 4 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |