When placed in water, their outer walls swell to form a layer of mucilage around the seed. The seed swells up to 14 times its normal size. This mucilage lubricates and cleanses the areas through which it passes. The seeds have been used in Europe for intestinal health since the 16th century, but didn t catch on in the U.S. until the early 1900s. As an all-natural vegetable substance, psyllium s purely mechanical action to promote health and provide pure bulk fiber in the diet is unsurpassed.
Psyllium has no harmful side effects.
Nature s Sunshine offers the seeds in encapsulated form. Each capsule contains 600 mg psyllium seeds. Encapsulated psyllium hulls are a convenient way to add important fiber to the daily diet. Each capsule contains 465 mg psyllium hulls. Take 2 capsules with a meal twice daily.