Plantago ovata

Plantago ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Plantago
Species:	P. ovata
Binomial name
	Plantago ovata; Forssk.
Synonyms
	Plantago brunnea Morris ; Plantago fastigiata Morris ; Plantago gooddingii A.Nels. & Kennedy ; Plantago insularis Eastw. ; Plantago minima A.Cunningham ;

Plantago ovata, known by many common names including blond plantain,^[1] desert Indianwheat,^[2] blond psyllium,^[3] and ispaghol,^[3] is native to the Mediterranean region and naturalized in central, eastern, and south Asia and North America.^[4]

It is a common source of psyllium, a type of dietary fiber.^[5] 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.^[6] Plantago ovata is the most popular source for commercial products containing psyllium.^[7]

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
^ ^a ^b 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.

External links

This Plantaginaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[BSBI07-1] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[2] USDA PLANTS, retrieved 10 June 2016

[GRIN-3] USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 10 June 2016

[4] "Plantago ovata in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-12-07.

[5] Medlineplus. Blond psyllium (Plantago ovata)

[Jov-6] 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.

[7] Melton, Laurence, ed. (2019). Encyclopedia of Food Chemistry. Netherlands: Elsevier. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-12-814045-1.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]