It is obtained from plantage ovate or Psyllium plant. Psyllium plant grow in the region which has good exposure to sunlight, and the soils are well drained and sandy. This is an annual crop cultivated largely in India. Psyllium is mucilage having a combination of xylose, aucubin, galacturonic, arabinose, semi drying fatty oils. It is derived from bent layers extracted from dried ripe seeds of plantago ovata frosk. Psyllium consists of 80% water soluble fiber.
