Common Names: Desert Indianwheat, Desert Plantain, Blonde Psyllium, Indian Plantago, Isabgol. The Plants Database includes the following 35 species of Plantago . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. ovata, egg-shaped, with the broad end down. Plantago indica L. , nom. General Information : The flowers are on short, rounded, terminal flower spikes. Plantago monspeliensis Willd. Plantago ispaghula Roxb. Psyllium is the common name used for several members of the plant genus Plantago and Plantago ovata, Psyllium husk and Ispaghula husk are other generic name for this imperative plant. Isabgol, (or Ispaghol in Pakistan) the common name in India for P. ovata, comes illeg. Plantago microcephala Poir. Plantago trichophylla Nabelek Plantago villosa Moench Homonyms Plantago ovata Forssk. Psyllium (husk) (Plantago ovata)Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample):. Sorting Plantago names. Derivation of the botanical name: Plantago, plantagin (stem), a "plantain". ex Flem. Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) : Plantago arenaria Waldst.& Kit. Part used: Seeds husk. Plantago lanata Willd. The individual flowers have 4 round-ovate lobes and 4 stamens. The standard author abbreviation Forssk. High levels of soluble fiber and many other beneficial components present in Psyllium are used to cure a lot of diseases. 3 μL Arabinose~0.1% in CH3OH; 3 μL Plantago ovata-1 (husk); 5 μL Plantago ovata-1 (husk); 4 μL Plantago ovata-2 (husk); 4 μL Plantago ovata-2 (husk); 5 μL Plantago ovata-3 (husk); 3 μL Plantago ovata-3 (husk); 3 μL Galactose~0.1% in CH3OH; Reference materials used … Plantago ovata Phil. Scientific Name : Plantago ovata. Common names Plantago ispaghula Roxb. is used to indicate Peter Forsskål (1732 – 1763), a Swedish explorer, orientalist and naturalist. Isabgol, the common name in India for P. ovata, comes from the Persian words “isap” and “ghol” that mean horse ear, which is descriptive of the shape of the seed. (Not to be confused with Musa paradisiacae, or edible plantain.) ex Spreng. -> Plantago arenaria Waldst. Ispaghula is the common name used for several members of the plant genus Plantago whose seeds are used commercially for the production of mucilage. MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE. The leaves are green, basal, and narrowly linear in shape. Plantago decumbens Forsskál Plantago ispaghul Roxb. The Hebrew name: לחך, lahakh, the plantain, New Hebrew, from לחך, lahakh, was licked up, was lapped up, was eaten up. Medicinal Properties: Seeds: laxative, demulcent, emolient, astringent, cooling, diuretic. Seed produced from P. ovata is known in trading circles as white or blonde psyllium, Indian plantago, or Isabgol. Table of contents – Volume 29, Issue 6 . Psyllium, scientifically known as plantago ovata has gained a reputation as a natural medicinal plant. Plantago lanata Willd. Plantago is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, commonly called plantains or fleaworts.The common name plantain is shared with the unrelated cooking plantain.Most are herbaceous plants, though a few are subshrubs growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall. Plantago coronopus L. Plantago fastigiata E. Morris -> Plantago ovata Forssk. Show all volumes and issues. Plantago lanceolata, P. major, P. psyllium, P. arenaria (P. ramosa) (Spanish or French psyllium seed), P. ovata (Blond or Indian plantago seed). The tables of contents are generated automatically and are based on the data records of the individual contributions available in the index of the TIB portal. Laxative, demulcent, emolient, astringent, cooling, diuretic whose Seeds are used to indicate Peter Forsskål 1732. 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