The Impact of Tukh Malanga (Basil seeds) on Digestive Health

Commonly referred to as sabja seeds, tukmaria, or tukh malanga, basil seeds are being used more as a functional diet and traditional therapy for digestive disorders. Their high dietary fibre and mucilage-forming polysaccharide support indicated methods that improve bowel regularity, lower glycemic responses, and transform the gut environment.

Along with the nutritional composition, physical properties, and mechanistic evidence (bulk-forming fibre, mucilage, prebiotic potential, and anti-inflammatory effects), this review highlights the available clinical and preclinical data on digestive effects (constipation, stool consistency, motility, and gut microbiota). A large number of compositional, in vitro, animal, and a few but growing human/nutritional intervention studies support a potential beneficial effect for basil seeds in promoting digestive comfort and regularity, despite the current lack of high-quality randomised clinical trials and mechanistic human microbiome studies. In addition to the valuable suggestions for therapeutic use, major research gaps are recognised.