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Name of the Products : Psyllium Seeds (Plantago Ovata, Ispaghula Seeds) Psyllium Husk Psyllium Husk Powder
Description : Psyllium Husk consists of the epidermis and the collapsed adjacent layers removed from the dried ripe seeds of Plantago Ovata Forsk (Fam. plantaginacae.) Powder is a pulverized form of the Husk.
Physical Data : Purity (all products) Density (powder) Sieve range (husk & powder) Swelling coefficient (volume of min. 30 ml/gm Mucilage produced in 24 hrs. by max. 100 ml/gm 1 gm. of husk or powder) Moisture 70% - 99% max. 0.75 ml/gm 14-100 mesh min. 30 ml/gm max. 100 ml/gm max. 12%
Chemical Data : All Products contain mucilage which is mainly composed of xylose, arbinose and galacturonic acid, rhamose and galactose has also been reported. The seeds contain in addition to mucilage, semi-drying fatty oil (5%), small amounts of ancubin and an active principle exhibiting acetplcholink like action.