Psyllium Husk, A Potent Natural Biomaterial Against Colorectal Carcinogenesis

¹Department of Botany, Asutosh College, Kolkata-26, India

²Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-32, India

*Corresponding author: Anindita Dey, Department of Botany, Asutosh College, Kolkata-26, India, Phone: 08240737707, Email: [email protected]

Received Date: May 09, 2025

Published Date: June 16, 2025

Citation: Dey A, et al. (2025). Psyllium Husk, A Potent Natural Biomaterial Against Colorectal Carcinogenesis. Mathews J Cancer Sci. 10(1):52.

Copyrights: Dey A, et al. © (2025).

ABSTRACT

Psyllium husk, a well-known natural polysaccharide derived from Plantago sp. is frequently used in the biomedical and pharmaceutical sectors. The mucilage present in this husk has immense health benefits including prevention of carcinogenesis, reducing high blood glucose levels, cholesterol, obesity, inflammatory bowel syndrome, haemorrhoids, etc. Among all these, the laxative nature of this husk along with its bioavailability, thermal stability, and chemical modifications for generating bioactive derivatives make it more influential against colon cancer. The review article will give us a clear picture on the efficacy of Psyllium husk against colorectal carcinogenesis, its physico-chemical nature, mechanism of action and the precautions that should be taken during intake.

Keywords: Psyllium Husk, Colon Cancer, Biomaterial, Bioavailable, Toxicity.