''Plantago ovata'', known by many
common name
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s including blond plantain,
desert Indianwheat, blond psyllium,
and ispagol,
[ is native to the Mediterranean region and naturalized in central, eastern, and south Asia and North America.
It is a common source of psyllium, a type of ]dietary fiber
Dietary fiber (in British English fibre) or roughage is the portion of plant-derived food that cannot be completely broken down by human digestive enzymes. Dietary fibers are diverse in chemical composition, and can be grouped generally by the ...
. Psyllium seed husks are indigestible and are a source of soluble fiber which may be fermented into butyric acid
Butyric acid (; from grc, βούτῡρον, meaning "butter"), also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, is a straight-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula CH3CH2CH2CO2H. It is an oily, colorless liquid with an unple ...
– a short-chain fatty acid – by butyrate-producing bacteria.
Chemical constituents
* Psyllium
References
External links
Plants For A Future: ''Plantago ovata''Jepson Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
ovata
Flora of Asia
Flora of Western Asia
Medicinal plants
Flora of the United States
Flora of North Africa
Taxa named by Peter Forsskål
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