Psyllium husk: version 1

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# Psyllium husk <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Psyllium husk
vegan: yes
vegetarian: yes
allergen: none
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name           | type   | locale | from | until |
| -------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Ispaghula husk | name   | en     |      |       |
| Isabgol        | search |        |      |       |
| Psyllium       | search | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref           | url                                    | title               | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator | licence      | attribution            | upstream |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| wiki-psyllium | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyllium | Wikipedia: Psyllium | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           |         | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Psyllium husk is the milled seed coat of several Plantago species, produced for its mucilage; it is mainly used as dietary fiber against constipation and mild diarrhoea and occasionally as a food thickener.[^wiki-psyllium] The plants are mainly cultivated in northern India.[^wiki-psyllium]
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