French psyllium

Plantago Seed, Psyllium seed flea seed. Seed from Plantago psyllium L. or P. arenaria Waldst.. Kit. (P. ramosa Asch.) (Spanish or French psyllium seed) Or of P. ovata Forsk. (blond or Indian plantago seed), Plantagirta-ceae. Review BeMiller in Industrial Gums. R. L. Whistler, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 2nd ed., 1973) pp 345-354. 

OCN black psyllium (seed) French psyllium (seed) Spanish psyllium (seed)... 

Common/vernacular names Black psyllium (P. indica), blond psyllium, ispaghula, ispa-gol, spogel, Indian plantago (P. ovata), brown psyllium, French psyllium, Spanish psylhum (P. psyllium, P. indica), plantago plantain. P. arenaria is accepted in the taxonomic literature as the correct name for P. psyllium (ambiguous name) and P. indica (illegitimate name) however, both names are still used in commercial trade over P. arenaria. 

Psyllium is the common name used for several members of plantains that belong to the genus Plantago (Plantaginaceae). For example, sand plantain (P. psyllium) is grown for seeds known as black, French or Spanish psyllium. 

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