Description
- Used as a bulking agent in the food and medicine industries.
- The husks can be added to bread, and biscuits for added fibre.
- Psyllium husk is the fibrous outer coating of psyllium seeds which contains soluble and insoluble natural fibres.
- The leaves are opposite, lance like and approximately 19cm in length.
- It is important that this products is consumed with plenty of liquid.
Psyllium is an annual herb native to Europe, Asia and North America, two other species of Plantago are also sold as Psyllium these are P. psyillium and P. indica. P. ovate grows to a height of 3046cm. The leaves are opposite, lance like and approximately 19cm in length. The hermaphrodite pale green flowers are obovate on terminal flower spikes. The individual inflorescences have 4 round-ovate lobes and 4 creamy-white stamens. Psyllium husk is the fibrous outer coating of psyllium seeds which contains soluble and insoluble natural fibres. - It is important that this products is consumed with plenty of liquid.