DEFINITION

Psyllium Husk is the cleaned, dried seed coat (epidermis) separated by winnowing and thrashing from the seeds of Plantago ovata Forssk., known in commerce as Blond Psyllium, Indian Psyllium, or Ispaghula, or from Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit. (Plantago psyllium L.) known in commerce as Spanish or French Psyllium (Fam. Plantaginaceae), in whole or in powdered form.