Psyllium compositions
AssigneeRowell Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsDavid R. Powell, Vithal K. Patel
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Abstract
Psyllium powder is rendered substantially instantly and uniformly dispersible in water by wetting the psyllium particles with an alcoholic solution of at least one of polyethylene glycol and polyvinylpyrrolidone and granulating the thus-coated particles. Polyvinylpyrrolidine in the coating reduces the friability of the granules.
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An ingestible granulated psyllium composition consisting essentially of granules of psyllium powder and having at least 90% psyllium content, rendered rapidly dispersible in water by the presence on the surface of the psyllium particles of a coating of an amount up to about 10% by weight of a non-toxic, normally solid, alcohol soluble, water dispersible polyethylene glycol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, or mixture thereof, effective to render the psyllium particles substantially instantly and uniformly dispersible in water.
A method for rendering ingestible psyllium powder substantially instantly and uniformly dispersible in water which comprises wet granulating and psyllium powder with an amount of a solution in a volatile organic solvent, or mixture thereof with water, of up to 10% by weight of the psyllium of a non-toxic, normally solid, alcohol soluble, water dispersible polyethylene glycol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, or both, effective to render the granules when dry substantially instantly and uniformly dispersible in water.
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