Psyllium

"Psyllium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D011620
MeSH Number(s)	D20.215.784.500.720
Concept/Terms	Psyllium Psyllium Metamucil Metamucil Plantaglucide Plantaglucide Ispaghule Gum Ispaghule Gum Gum, Ispaghule Plantago Seed Plantago Seed Seed, Plantago Ispaghula Ispaghula Isogel Isogel Reguval Reguval

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Complex Mixtures [D20]
Biological Agents [D20.215]
Plant Preparations [D20.215.784]
Plant Extracts [D20.215.784.500]
Psyllium [D20.215.784.500.720]

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