Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Plantago ovata
Scientific Name and Description
Plantago ovata Forssk.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Plantago brunnea Morris
Plantago fastigiata Morris
Plantago gooddingii A.Nels. & Kennedy
Plantago insularis Eastw.
Plantago minima A.Cunningham
Plantago fastigiata Morris
Plantago gooddingii A.Nels. & Kennedy
Plantago insularis Eastw.
Plantago minima A.Cunningham
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | Bland Psyllium |
| Sanskrit | Ishad gola |
| Hindi | Isubgol |
| Rajasthan Region | Isabhgol |
| Common names | blond plantain, desert Indianwheat, blond psyllium, ispaghol, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Western
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Seeds
Husk
Ethnopharmacology use
- Dried seeds and husk constitute the drug used in chronic constipation, dysentery, diarrhoea and imflammatory conditions of intestine.
- It is a safe laxative, promotes regular bowel movement, also effective in treatment of piles and gonorrhoea.
- Poultice of seeds applied externally to get relief from rheumatic pains.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Plantago ovata Forssk. Herb Seed, fruit Cold; cough; abortion General Pushpakarani and Natarajan 2014
References
Literature
Literature
Pushpakarani and Natarajan 2014
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Plantago ovata. (2024, March 27). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_ovata