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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Amanitin) | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 276. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |