Flowers hermaphrodite, dimorphic, polygamous, usually in manyflowered cylindrical spikes, rarely capitate. Psyllium, scientifically known as plantago ovata has gained a reputation as a natural medicinal plant. The plant list includes 929 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus plantago. Plantago ovata er en enarig urt som bliver op til 38 cm. Nov 23, 2018 plantago ovata, also known as blond psyllium, is an annual herb belonging to the plantaginaceae family and is cultivated on the indian subcontinent. Who monographs on selected medicinal plants volume 1. Plantaginaceae is a species that, in north america, inhabits desert and mediterranean habitats of the southwest united states, northwest mexico, and the channel islands of california and mexico. Flashsamen, fleavort plantago, french psyllium, spanish psyllium seed. It is an annual herb, indigenous to mediterranean region especially southern europe, north. Pdf psyllium plantago ovata is a plant belonging to the family of plantaginaceae. Plantago ovata desert indianwheat plantago pachyphylla maui plantain plantago patagonica. Media in category plantago ovata the following 37 files are in this category, out of 37 total. Pdf plantago ovata a natural source of laxative medicine. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
It is used as an additive to breakfast cereals in the united states, canada, and australia in order to increase nutrients content and reduce serum cholesterol in humans sola et al. Plantaginaceae synonyms, plantaginaceae pronunciation, plantaginaceae translation, english dictionary definition of plantaginaceae. Plantago ovata is a stemless, soft, hairy an nual herb of the plantaginaceae family that grows to a height of 3045 cm. Island endemics within plantago plantaginaceae, a globally distributed taxonomic group comprising approximately 250 species. The plantago is one of the genera in family plantaginaceae, a large genus of herbs or subherbs distributed mostly in the temperate region and a few in the tropics. The species used as psyllium are chosen be cause they possess unusually mucilaginous seeds. Antioxidant and antitumor of plantago major and cyamopsis. Cunningham plantago ovata, known by many common names including blond plantain, 1 desert indianwheat, 2 blond psyllium, 3 and ispaghul, 3 is a medicinal plant native to western and southern asia. According to ip, ispaghula husk isabgol husk, plantago consists of the epidermis and collapsed adjacent layers removed from the dried ripe seeds of plantago ovata forsk indian pharmacopoeia 2010. Herbs, or rarely small shrubs or arborescent, annual, biennial, or perennial, acaulescent or infrequently. We use bayesian phylogenetic and divergence time analyses and historical biogeographical analysis of molecular sequence data to infer the ancestral origins of the oceanic island species in plantago.
The plantago is one of the genera in family plantaginaceae, a large genus of herbs or subherbs. Psyllium husk is obtained by milling the seed of p. Plantaginaceae is a species that, in north america, inhabits desert and mediterranean habitats of the southwest united states, northwest mexico, and the channel islands of. Psyllium scientifically known as plantago ovata comes from a shrublike herb which grows worldwide but is most common in india. The dried, ripe seeds of plantago afra plantago psyllium, plantago indica plantago arenaria, and plantago ovata plantaginaceae are used in medicine. In a study of 10 healthy volunteers examining the effects of a 3 g mixture of p.
Psyllium products from plantago afra, plantago ovata and plantago indica as dietary supplements introduction. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Leaves spirally alternate, usually in a basal rosette, rarely opposite or. Leaves spirally alternate, usually in a basal rosette, rarely opposite or whorled, simple. Miraftab, in medical and healthcare textiles, 2010. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Jstor is part of ithaka, a notforprofit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways.
In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the angiosperm phylogeny group, have demonstrated that this taxon should be included within lamiales. The leaves are ovate and either glabrous or shaggy hairy. The aim of present study was to consider antibacterial properties of ethanolic and methanolic extracts of seed husk of plantago ovata and aerial part of oliveria decumbens. North africa and west asia and belonging to the family plantaginaceae is one. Psyllium is widely used as a fiber supplement for the treatment of constipation. Plantago is a genus comprising more than 200 plant species used extensively all over the world as functional foods and remedies for a wide range of diseases. The plant list includes a further 207 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus plantago. Hoggard2 herbs or small shrubs, rarely arborescent. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species. Expanded inverted repeat region with large scale inversion in. Plantago ovata is a stemless, soft, hairy annual herb of the plantaginaceae family that grows to a height of 3045 cm. Monograph plantago ovata psyllium plantago ovata psyllium description although true psyllium comes from the plant plantago psyllium, the husk and seed of plantago ovata plantaginaceae is commonly referred to as psyllium. Expanded inverted repeat region with large scale inversion.
Plantago ovata, known by many common names including blond plantain, desert indianwheat, blond psyllium, and ispaghul, is a medicinal plant native to western and southern asia. The plantain plant with the scientific name plantago major l. Museum botanicum hauniense, university of copenhagen c, c2800. Here, we report the first complete plastome genome. Characters plantago ovata plantago afra plantago indica origin india, pakistan cuba, spain, france egypt,mediterranean, europe. It is introduced to the nordic countries parallel to the introduction of the first primitive cultivated fields in the stone age nearly 4000 years ago jonsson, 1983. Frugterne er kapsler med 2 rodbrune til sorte 2,3 mm lange fro. However, based on genetic evidence, most members of the figwort or snapdragon family have been moved into the plantain family, making this the new figwort family. This plant is commonly used as a medicinal herb in the. Plantago ovata plantaginaceae and oliveria decumbens umbliferae are of important medicinal plants in iran which have been used in traditional medicine. Plants of the plantain family the traditional plantain family was small, consisting of only 3 genera and 270 species, almost all of them plantain plantago. It has shown antiasthma and antidyspnea therapeutic effects. Ancestral range reconstruction of remote oceanic island. Psyllium husk isabgol plantago ovata benefits, uses.
Characterization of psyllium plantago ovata polysaccharide and. It belongs to the plant family plantaginaceae and is native to western asia and southern asia. Antibacterial effect of ethanolic and methanolic extracts. Plantaginaceae cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs. Herbal substances binomial scientific name of the plant, including plant part plantago ovata forssk. This page was last edited on 25 november 2014, at 08. The genus plantago includes over 200 species, dis tributed worldwide. Annual or perennial, or mostly acaulescent herbs, sometimes an undershrub. Proline level and amylase and ascorbate peroxidase activity in the germination of plantago ovata forsk plantaginaceae seeds.
The species has two main geographic areas of distribution. In the media, the consumer is often suggested that they too acidic, too little vitality, too thick or too bloated. The medicinal potential of plants from the genus plantago. Plantago ovata plantaginaceae is com monly referred to as psyllium. Plantago ovata plantaginaceae is an economically and medicinally important species, however, least is known about its genomics and evolution. Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a family of flowering plants in the order lamiales. In addition, the former mares tail family hippuridaceae. Plantago ovata, also known as blond psyllium, is an annual herb belonging to the plantaginaceae family and is cultivated on the indian subcontinent. The plant can be found growing wild in the southwestern united states, where it is considered a possibly introduced species.
Characterization of psyllium plantago ovata polysaccharide. Plantaginaceae definition of plantaginaceae by the free. Genus plantago of family plantaginaceae consists of nearly. Although true psyllium comes from the plant plantago psyllium, the husk and seed of plantago ovata plantaginaceae is commonly referred to as psyllium.
Plantago ovata psyllium monograph foundational medicine. This plant is commonly used as a medicinal herb in the treatment of a number of diseases related to the skin, respiratory organs, digestive organs, reproduction, circulation, cancer prevention, infectious diseases, for. Plantaginaceae is a winter annual that primarily inhabits desert regions of the northern hemisphere between the twentysixth and thirtysixth latitudes. Development of seinet, symbiota, and several of the specimen databases have been supported by national science foundation grants dbi 99832, brc 0237418, dbi 0743827, dbi 0847966 symbiota, and several of the specimen databases have been supported by national science foundation grants dbi. Based on article 10a of directive 200183ec as amended well established use final. Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Plantaginaceae is a winter annual species which, in north america, inhabits desert and mediterranean habitats of the southwest united states, northwest mexico and the channel islands of california and mexico. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Pdf phytochemistry and pharmacology of plantago ovata. Apr 04, 2014 production technology of isabgol plantago ovata 1. Psyllium is widely used as a fiber supplement for the treatment. The genus plantago includes over 200 species, distributed worldwide. The plants database includes the following 35 species of plantago.
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