Research progress in pharmacological action of Plantain Seed and its active ingredients
Plantain Seed is the dried mature seed of the plantain plantain(Planagoa asiatica L.)or(Plantago depressa Willd.).It has the effects of clearing heat,diuresis,relieving diarrhea,improving eyesight,and removing phlegm.Modern research has shown that Plantain Seed has rich pharmacological activities such as diuresis,uric acid lowering,blood lipid lowering,blood pressure lowering,blood glucose lowering,anti-inflammatory and antibacterial,antioxidant,anti-tumor,cough relieving and asthma relieving.In this paper,the pharmacological effects and material basis of psyllium reported in the past 10 years are arranged and summarized,which provides a scientific reference for the further development and utilization of psyllium.