The Indian psyllium herb belongs to the plantain family, has long, narrow-linear, white-fuzzy hairy leaves, small flowers in densely flowered spikes, and a fruit that contains small, bark-shaped seeds.
The mature seeds(Plantaginis ovatae semen) or the seed coats(Indian psyllium seed coats- Plantaginis ovatae seminis tegumentum) are used phytotherapeutically.