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ispaghul|ˈɪspaguːl|
Also ishabgul, ispagool, ispughool, isubgol.
[Hind., a. Pers. asp horse + gol ear, in allusion to the shape of the leaves or seeds.]
A plantain, esp. Plantago ovata, native to India and Persia, the dried seeds of which are used medicinally.
1810J. Fleming in Asiatick Researches XI. 174 Plantago Ispaghul (Roxb. MS.) Ispaghul, H[industani]{ddd}Ispughool [Sanskrit]. 1820W. Roxburgh et al. Flora Indica I. 404 Ispagool, the Hindee and Persian name, and that by which it is most generally known in Bengal and on the coast of Coromandel. 1880Bentley & Trimen Medicinal Plants III. §211 Ispaghül seeds have long been highly valued in India and other parts of the East for their cooling and demulcent properties. 1889G. S. Boulger Uses of Plants ii. 111 The mucilaginous seeds of Plantago decumbens, Forsk., Ispaghúl, or Spogel, are used in India as a demulcent drink, especially in dysentery. 1931M. Grieve Mod. Herbal II. 643/1 Plantain, Ispaghul. Ibid. 643/2 The seeds of the Indian species, Plantago Amplexicaulis, are sold in the bazaars as Ispaghula. 1953B. Mukerji Indian Pharmaceutical Codex I. 124 Commercial samples of ishabgul consist of the seeds of P. arenaria Waldst., P. lanceolata Linn., P. major Linn. besides P. ovata Forsk. and P. psyllium Linn. 1969Wealth of India (Council Sci. & Industr. Res. India) VIII. 151/1 The efficacy of isubgol is due entirely to the large quantity of mucilage present in the husk. |