Botanical name : Plantago ovata Forssk
Family : Plantaginaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Snigdhabija, Snigdhajiraka
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura, Kashaya
Guna : Guru, Snigdha
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Ispaghula. Blond psyllium, Spogel seeds
Hindi : Isabgol, Isabgul
Malayalam : Isapgul, Cheleyam
Distribution : Cultivated in Punjab, Gujarat and Haryana, in India
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A short-stemmed softly hairy annual herb; leaves simple, narrowly linear or filiform, finely acuminate, entire or distantly toothed, flowers small, in ovoid spikes: fruits ellipsoid obtuse capsules, seeds smooth, yellowish brown, and ovoid-oblong
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated tridosha, burning sensation, constipation, gastritis, dry cough, erysipelas, gout, jaundice, kidney diseases, duodenal ulcers, hemorrhoids, emaciation and general debility.
Useful part : Seeds.
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