| Plantago ovata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Plantago |
| Species: | P. ovata |
| Binomial name | |
| Plantago ovata Forssk. | |
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Plantago ovata, known by many common names including blond plantain, desert Indianwheat, blond psyllium, and ispaghol, 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. Psyllium seed husks are indigestible and are a source of soluble fiber which may be fermented into butyric acid – a short-chain fatty acid – by butyrate-producing bacteria. Plantago ovata is the most popular source for commercial products containing psyllium.
References
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- USDA PLANTS, retrieved 10 June 2016
- ^ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 10 June 2016
- "Plantago ovata in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- Medlineplus. Blond psyllium (Plantago ovata)
- Jovanovski, Elena; Yashpal, Shahen; Komishon, Allison; et al. (15 September 2018). "Effect of psyllium (Plantago ovata) fiber on LDL cholesterol and alternative lipid targets, non-HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 108 (5): 922–932. doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqy115. ISSN 0002-9165. PMID 30239559.
- Melton, Laurence, ed. (2019). Encyclopedia of Food Chemistry. Netherlands: Elsevier. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-12-814045-1.
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