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Plantago ovata, known by many common names including blond plantain, [1] desert Indianwheat, [2] blond psyllium, [3] and ispaghol, [3] is native to the Mediterranean region and naturalized in central, eastern, and south Asia and North America. [4] It is a common source of psyllium, a type of dietary fiber. [5]
Psyllium husk after processing Plantago afra, a member of the plant genus from which psyllium can be derived. Psyllium (/ ˈ s ɪ l i əm /), or ispaghula (/ ˌ ɪ s p ə ˈ ɡ uː l ə /), is the common name used for several members of the plant genus Plantago whose seeds are used commercially for the production of mucilage.
Unlike the names in the list above, these names are still widely known by the public as brand names, and are not used by competitors. Scholars disagree as to whether the use of a recognized trademark name for similar products can truly be called "generic", or if it is instead a form of synecdoche .
The name is a combination of the Greek word for change and the class of fiber that it utilizes . In its early years, Metamucil achieved sporadic drug-store distribution as a "behind the counter" brand. Since 1974, the brand was also marketed to consumers by print and TV advertising and became available in food outlets.
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