Plant Details

Accepted name:: Plantago indica L. [Plantaginaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
black psyllium	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
blškové semeno	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
branched plantain	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chmelíkové semeno	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
flashsamen	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
flea seed	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
fleaseed	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
fleavort plantago	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
fleawort	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
flohsamen	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
french psyllium	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kala isabgol	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karnıyarık tohumu	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
loppefrø	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
loppfrö	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
nasienie płesznika	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
nyálkás és homoki útifű mag	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
plantago arenaria	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
plantago seed	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
plantago, semilla	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
plantain	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
plantain des sables	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
plantain seed	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
plántago, semilla	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
psillio seme	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
psyllii semen	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
psyllium	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
psyllium (graine de)	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
psyllium husk	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
psyllium seed	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
psylliumfrø	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
psílio, semente	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
rebla	Other	Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
rohtoratamo, siemen	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
sand plantain	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sand-flohsame	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sandwegerich	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
seme indijskega trpotca	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
semen plantaginis	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
semences de psyllium	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
smilts ceļtekas sēklas	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
smiltyninių gysločių sėklos	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
spanish psyllium	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
spanish psyllium seed	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
spanskt loppfrö	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
teeleheseeme	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
vlozaad	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
whorled plantago	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
zaragatona de los arenales	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
zaragatona, semilla de	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
zeba	Other	Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
żerriegħa tal-psilljum	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
σπέρμα ψυλλίου	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
индийски живовлек, семе	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
seed		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
seeds		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
semen		EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012)
seed	whole or powdered cleaned, dried seed coat (epidermis) separated by winnowing and thrashing from the seeds	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Seed		Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
seeds		U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
seed	dried, ripe seed	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
seed		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
seed	whole, dry seed	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
seed	dried seed	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
seed	ripe, whole, dry seed	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
seed	dried seed	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
seed	Ripe, whole, dry seeds	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
seed	cleaned, dried seed coat (epidermis) separated by winnowing and thrashing from the seeds; in whole or in powdered form	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
semillas maduras, enteras y secas		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 26 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit. Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 1: 51 (1801).
Plantago psyllium L. Sp. Pl.: 115 (1753), nom. rej.
Plantago ramosa Asch. Fl. Brandenburg 1: 547 (1864).
Plantago scabra Moench Methodus: 461 (1794).
Plantago annua (Thuill.) Rauschert Feddes Repert. 88: 313 (1977), contrary to Art. 36.1a (ICN 2012).
Plantago arenaria var. divaricata Boiss. Fl. Orient. 4: 892 (1879).
Plantago arenaria var. garganica Ten. Index Seminum (NAP, Neapolitano) 1829: 17 (1829).
Plantago arenaria subsp. orientalis (Soják) Greuter & Burdet Willdenowia 12: 198 (1982).
Plantago arenaria f. rossica Tuzson Bot. Közlem. 12: 200 (1913).
Plantago arenaria var. rossica (Tuzson) Lewalle Bull. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mahammed V 2: 71 (1977).
Plantago indica subsp. orientalis Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 12: 361 (1966).
Plantago indica var. rossica (Tuzson) Pilg. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 269: 421 (1937).
Plantago italica S.G.Gmel. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 630 (1821), not validly publ.
Plantago latifolia Wissjul. in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 10: 454 (1961), nom. illeg.
Plantago psyllia St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 132 (1880), orth. var.
Plantago ruthenica Adams ex Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 735 (1852).
Plantago scabra subsp. orientalis (Soják) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 16: 175 (1979).
Psyllium annuum Thuill. Fl. Env. Paris, ed. 2: 81 (1799).
Psyllium arenarium (Waldst. & Kit.) Mirb. Hist. Nat. Pl. 14: 333 (1805).
Psyllium arenarium subsp. orientale (Soó) Soják Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 148: 77 (1979 publ. 1980).
Psyllium erectum Dum.Cours. Bot. Cult. 1: 649 (1802).
Psyllium indicum (L.) Mirb. Hist. Nat. Pl. 14: 334 (1805).
Psyllium indicum subsp. orientale Soják Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 140: 130 (1972).
Psyllium ramosum Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. 1: 17 (1782), opus utique oppr.
Psyllium scabrum (Moench) Holub Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 12: 306 (1977).
Psyllium scabrum subsp. orientale (Soó) Holub Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 12: 306 (1977).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Plantago arenaria	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Plantago arenaria (Waldst. et Kit)	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
Plantago arenaria Waldst. & Kit.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Plantago arenaria Waldst. et Kit.	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Plantago arenaria Waldstein et Kitag	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Plantago indica	Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Plantago indica L.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) EMA Com. Monog.: Plantago spp., sem. (2012) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2022 (WHO-UMC, 2022) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Plantago indica L. nom illegit.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Plantago indica Linne	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Plantago indica Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
Plantago psyllium	Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Plantago psyllium L.	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Plantago psyllium L. nom ambig.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Plantago psyllium Linne	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Plantago psyllium Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
Plantago psyllium auct.	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
Plantago psyllum	Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005)
Plantago ramosa Asch.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Plantago scabra	Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005)

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