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Psyllium

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Definition: Dried, ripe seeds of Plantago psyllium, P. indica, and P. ovata (Plantaginaceae). Plantain seeds swell in water and are used as demulcents and bulk laxatives.  drug only; plant source is PLANTAGO   
Pharmacological Action Cathartics 		Other names Ispaghula; Isogel; Seed, Plantago; Gum, Ispaghule; Reguval; Plantago Seed; Plantaglucide; Metamucil; Ispaghule Gum
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Perdiem  0   *Psyllium *Senna Extract Drug Combinations. Gastrointest Endosc 1993 Jan-Feb;39(1):110-11
Kal Keva  0   *Alkaloids *Psyllium Drug Combinations. Digestion 1991;49(2):65-71
lunelax  0 Lunelax  *Poloxalene *Psyllium Drug Combinations. Scand J Soc Med 1977; (suppl 14):141
Vi-siblin  0   *Psyllium Plantago. Scand J Soc Med 1977; (Suppl 14):141

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