Psyllium Applications

Description about Psyllium
Psyllium application is a product used for medical and industrial uses. It has been proved for remedial properties and customary uses. It helps in chronic constipation and other bacillary dysfunctions. A study shows that it helps in lowering human serum cholesterol level. When husk is emulsifying with liquids it swells like jelly mass.
Uses of psyllium

• Psyllium is helpful in lowering of cholesterol
• Psyllium husk and seeds can be absorbed in powder form or in different ways as fibre foods.
• It is also used as medicated herb in Ayurvedic and Allopathic preparations.
• Psyllium is used to reduce gastric ulcers and other treatments for e.g. Diarrhea, hemorrhoids and cystitis, cystitis can sometimes cause due to bacteria and which can penetrate to urethra.
• It has the best qualities and ability for normal bowel movements.
• It is also used as medicine as binding qualities and its can be prescribed during diarrhea for normal bowel movements.
• IT helps in chronic constipation and helps ease in hemorrhoids.
• The western countries are also major user of psyllium as the fibre content in their diet is usually very low.

Medical advantages of psyllium:
Heart Disease: Due to high fiber such as psyllium it helps lower heart disease risk
High Blood Pressure: psyllium helps to lower blood pressure.
Obesity: Psyllium helps control hunger craving
Constipation: It helps in digestive tract and regulates the system
Diarrhea: There is a blend of formatting agent and so it moderates the
High Cholesterol: Soluble fiber has lowering effect and helps to control bad cholesterol.

Industrial Application:

• Psyllium is used as gathering base for capsule formulation
• Psyllium is used in health and food industry for noodles, jam, cereals, ice creams, breads, biscuits and other bakery items.
• To maintain the good consistency of the juice psyllium is added to make it richer
• Psyllium mucilage dispersions are relatively unaffected between temperatures of 68°F to 122°F, by pH from 2 to 10 and by salt (sodium chloride) concentrations up to 0.15 M. Due to this combination of natural fiber and psyllium leads to increased use by the food processing industry.

Animal Feed:
Psyllium is vastly used as cattle feed mainly for milk giving animals. As it has huge amount of medicinal properties and a 20%protein content, to increase the milk off-take.
Psyllium is used as preventive for sand accumulation in animals mainly in sandy region and to prevent choking when feeding psyllium a horse should have unlimited access to water, and horses that bustle their grain should slow down with the large rocks in their feeders.