Plant |
Family | Plantaginaceae |
English |
Sand plantain, African plantain, Black psyllium, Dark psyllium, Flea-seed plant, Fleawort, French psyllium, Glandular plantain, Psyllium |
Latin |
Plantago psyllium L. |
Plantparts | Seed, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Adult-onset diabetes, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, aperient, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, Cleaning of intestine, Clears gas, colitis, Constipation, Costive, Costiveness, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, Diabetes mellitus type 2, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Dyschezia, Dyslipidemia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Fart, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, hidrotic, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hypercholesterolemia, Induce sweating, Inflammation of the colon, inflammation of the large intestine, intestinal gas, intestinal infection, intestinal infections, Laxative, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, movements of the bowel, Pick-me-up, Psychostimulants, purgative, Purifies the bowels, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, sluggish stomach, stimulant, Stimulants, stimulating, sudorific, sugar diabetis, sweat-inducing, Type 2 Diabetes, wind |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus |
Ingredients |
| | alkaloid, aluminium, ascorbic acid, ash, aucubin, Beta-Sitosterol, Butyric acid, caffeic acid, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Chromium, cobalt, fat, Fibres, glycoside, Insoluble fiber, Invertase, iron, linoleic acid, magnesium, manganese, Mucic acid, mucilage, Niacin, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, phosphorus, Polysaccharide, potassium, protein, Selenium, silicon, sodium, Soluble fiber, Stearic acid, sterol, Stigmasterol, tannin, Tin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, zinc, Β-Carotene |
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