There is a difference between psyllium and psyllium seed, and there are differences between the two in terms of efficacy and indications.
Psyllium seed is the dried mature seeds of the plant Psyllium plant or psyllium plant in the family Psylliumaceae, while psyllium is the dried whole grass.
In terms of efficacy, psyllium has the efficacy of oozing dampness and stopping diarrhea, diuretic and clearing heat and drenching, expectorant, and brightening; while psyllium has the efficacy of expectorant, clearing heat and drenching, diuretic, cooling the blood, and detoxification.
In terms of symptoms, psyllium can be used for summer dampness and diarrhea, heat shower (burning stinging pain when urinating, with urinary frequency and urgency, abdominal discomfort) astringent pain, edema and distension, phlegm-heat cough, eye redness and pain, eye darkness and faintness, etc.; psyllium can be used for edema and urination, heat shower and astringent pain, summer dampness and diarrhea, vomiting epistaxis, phlegm-heat cough, carbuncle, swelling and poisonous sores, etc..
Psyllium internal injuries, labor and tiredness, yang qi subsidence, kidney deficiency, essence slippery and no internal dampness and heat should be taken with caution; psyllium deficiency slippery essence is not solid sperm leakage is prohibited. It is necessary to use the drug under the guidance of a doctor, do not use the drug on your own.