Psyllium Husk:- (Plantago Ovata,Ispaghula)

Psyllium husk is white fibrous material derived from psyllium seeds. It is an effective product with varieties of uses in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food products industries. Psyllium Husk consists of the epidermis and the collapsed adjacent layers removed from the dried ripe seeds of Plantago Ovata.

Psyllium Husks is a soluble fiber. Soluble fiber becomes gelatinous and sticky in water. It is not absorbed in the small bowel. It is broken down in the large bowel and becomes a food source for the bacteria that live in the colon. These healthy bacteria bulk up the stool, creating larger softer stool which is easier to pass. Incidently, after psyllium is metabolized in the colon, some of it is absorbed and so adds some calories to the diet.

The husk is composed mostly of a fiber called hemicelluloses which is a complex carbohydrate found in whole grains, fruits and vegetables

Applications

IN CONSTIPATION

IN DIARRHOEA

IN CHOLESTEROL CONTROL

IN DIABETES

IN COLON CANCER

ETHNOBOTANICAL / 

DIETARY FIBRE

Available purity 85%, 90% , 

95%, 98%,99%...

Main use in pharmaceutical formulations, lubricating laxative

Useful in the treatment of intestinal tract problems like constipation and other minor disorders.
It is commercially used in Ice-creams as an substitute of sodium alginate as a stabilizer.

Also used in fresh fruit drinks, Jam, Bread, Biscuits, Rice cakes, instant noodles, breakfast cereals, etc.

Improves Softness and Texture, works as binder and stabilizer in pharmaceutical industry. 

To avoid the stickiness in throat and mouth some companies prepare capsules for regular consumption.