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Psyllium
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
Details
Qualifiers
MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Psyllium
Tree Number(s)
D20.215.784.500.720
Unique ID
D011620
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011620
Annotation
drug only; plant source is
PLANTAGO
Scope Note
Dried, ripe seeds of
PLANTAGO PSYLLIUM
;
PLANTAGO INDICA
; and
PLANTAGO OVATA
. Plantain seeds swell in water and are used as demulcents and bulk laxatives.
Entry Term(s)
Isogel
Ispaghula
Ispaghule Gum
Metamucil
Plantaglucide
Plantago Seed
Reguval
Semen Plantaginis
Pharm Action
Cathartics
Related Numbers
9C60Y73166
CAS Type 1 Name
Psyllium gum
History Note
was in Cat B & D 1963-77
Date Established
1960/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/03/26
Allowable Qualifiers
administration & dosage (AD)
adverse effects (AE)
agonists (AG)
analysis (AN)
antagonists & inhibitors (AI)
biosynthesis (BI)
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
chemical synthesis (CS)
chemistry (CH)
classification (CL)
economics (EC)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
isolation & purification (IP)
metabolism (ME)
pharmacokinetics (PK)
pharmacology (PD)
poisoning (PO)
radiation effects (RE)
standards (ST)
supply & distribution (SD)
therapeutic use (TU)
toxicity (TO)
urine (UR)
Complex Mixtures [D20]
Biological Products [D20.215]
Plant Preparations [D20.215.784]
Plant Extracts [D20.215.784.500]
Flower Essences [D20.215.784.500.087]
Curare [D20.215.784.500.200]
Drugs, Chinese Herbal [D20.215.784.500.350]
Ginkgo Extract [D20.215.784.500.375]
Grape Seed Extract [D20.215.784.500.400]
Ipecac [D20.215.784.500.450]
Lecithins [D20.215.784.500.492]
Opium [D20.215.784.500.534]
Pectins [D20.215.784.500.618]
Picrotoxin [D20.215.784.500.647]
Podophyllin [D20.215.784.500.675]
Psyllium [D20.215.784.500.720]
Senna Extract [D20.215.784.500.860]
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Psyllium
Preferred
Concept UI
M0018067
Related Numbers
9C60Y73166
Scope Note
Dried, ripe seeds of
PLANTAGO PSYLLIUM
;
PLANTAGO INDICA
; and
PLANTAGO OVATA
. Plantain seeds swell in water and are used as demulcents and bulk laxatives.
Terms
Psyllium
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034310
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
Semen Plantaginis
Term UI
T001098235
Date
02/22/2021
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2022)
Metamucil
Related
Concept UI
M0018065
Terms
Metamucil
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034308
Date
08/01/1980
LexicalTag
TRD
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Plantaglucide
Narrower
Concept UI
M0018066
Terms
Plantaglucide
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034309
Date
11/20/1980
LexicalTag
TRD
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Reguval
Narrower
Concept UI
M0018068
Terms
Reguval
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034311
Date
03/31/1982
LexicalTag
TRD
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Ispaghule Gum
Related
Concept UI
M0018069
Terms
Ispaghule Gum
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034312
Date
10/20/1983
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Plantago Seed
Broader
Concept UI
M0018070
Terms
Plantago Seed
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034313
Date
08/25/1994
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
USP (19XX)
Isogel
Related
Concept UI
M0018064
Terms
Isogel
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034307
Date
07/28/1981
LexicalTag
TRD
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Ispaghula
Related
Concept UI
M0018071
Terms
Ispaghula
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034314
Date
02/28/1985
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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