Psyllium, Plantago ovata
By Stan Shebs [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Gideon Pisanty (Gidip) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Stan Shebs [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Medicinal Garden information:
Reduces cholesterol. Note Psyllium must be commerically prepared.
Taking blond psyllium orally reduces cholesterol in patients with mild to moderate hypercholesterolemia
Reference link Reference link 2Commercially prepared can serve as a laxative
Research shows taking black psyllium orally works as a bulk laxative and reduces constipation. Black psyllium seed forms a mucilaginous mass when mixed with water and has a bulk laxative effect.
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