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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Ispágula, cutícula seminal

English translation:

Psyllium seed husk / Psyllium husk

Added to glossary by Animal_Soul
Oct 22, 2018 12:00
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Spanish term

Ispágula, cutícula seminal

Spanish to English Science Nutrition Plant-source ingredient for a supplement
Hi everyone,

I'm translating the information and ingredients of a food supplement from Spanish into English, and one of the ingredients listed is "Ispágula, cutícula seminal" (ie, the "cutícula seminal" part of psyllium - from the Plantago genus). Ispágula is Psyllium, but I'm baffled with the "cutícula seminal" bit, and all I can find on the Internet is related to the human body or to insects!

Is anyone able to help?

Thanks very much.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 psyllium seed husk

Discussion

Animal_Soul (asker) Oct 23, 2018:
Thanks, Taña and Chema!
Chema Nieto Castañón Oct 22, 2018:
Ispaghula husk Cutícula seminal de ispágula: consiste en el episperma y capas adyacentes colapsadas, retiradas de las semillas de Plantago ovata Forsk (P. ispaghula Roxb.).
http://www.farmaconsejos.com/plantas-medicinales/ispagula/

Ispaghula husk consists of the episperm and collapsed adjacent layers removed from the seeds of Plantago ovata Forssk. (P. ispaghula Roxb.) 
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Taña Dalglish Oct 22, 2018:
@ Animal_Soul This is way out of my league, but I leave you with the reference below.
http://www.farmaconsejos.com/plantas-medicinales/ispagula/
– En la cutícula seminal predominan los mucílagos.
Según la RFE:
– Semilla de ispágula: consiste en las semillas maduras y secas de Plantago ovata Forsk (P. ispaghula Roxb.).
***– Cutícula seminal de ispágula: consiste en el episperma y capas adyacentes colapsadas, retiradas de las semillas de Plantago ovata Forsk (P. ispaghula Roxb.).***
Animal_Soul (asker) Oct 22, 2018:
I'm now wondering whether it might be 'germ', but really unsure, as in Spanish it's also 'germen'...

Proposed translations

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psyllium seed husk

Cutícula seminal de ispágula (Plantaginis ovatae seminis tegumentum): «La cutícula seminal de ispágula consiste en el epispermo y capas adyacentes colapsadas, separadas de las semillas de Plantago ovata Forssk.

Psyllium Seeds | Satnam Psyllium Industries | Ahmedabad | Gujarat ...
https://www.satnampsyllium.com/psyllium-seeds
Psyllium seed husks, also known as ispaghula, isabgol, or psyllium, are portions of the seeds of the plant Plantago ovata, (genus Plantago),

Semillas de Plantago | Farmacia Profesional - Elsevier
www.elsevier.es › Inicio › Farmacia Profesional
Cutícula seminal de ispágula (Plantaginis ovatae seminis tegumentum): «La cutícula .... Long-term effects of consuming foods containing psyllium seed husk on ...

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Note added at 32 mins (2018-10-22 12:33:10 GMT)
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Como indica la Real Farmacopea en el caso de la ispágula, la droga oficinal o parte empleada son las semillas y/o su cutícula seminal o tegumento

Tegumento=seed husk:
By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of the dried kernel (endosperm) and outer husk (tegument) of the seed of the coconut palm
Subproducto de la industria extractora de aceite obtenido por extracción a partir de la médula desecada (endospermo) y la cascarilla externa (tegumento) de la semilla de la palma de coco.

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Note added at 1 day 6 hrs (2018-10-23 18:20:22 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, glad to be of help!
Peer comment(s):
agree Rachel Fell : or just "psyllium husk" - https://examine.com/supplements/psyllium/ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318707.php
10 mins
Thanks, Rachel, and true--with or without seed.
agree Chema Nieto Castañón : Or maybe just ispaghula husk. I.e. https://beta.nhs.uk/medicines/fybogel-ispaghula-husk/ // Ok. Got it ;) Thank you!
1 hr
Thanks, Chema, though I think in English psyllium is much more common. I've heard it loads of times, but ispaghula is a new word for me.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks very much, Marie Wilson, and to Chema and Taña! Your replies have really helped, but this one is the specific answer I needed and which I think best translates the term. Thanks you!"