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Tragacanth

Known as: Gum Tragacanth, Tragacanth [Chemical/Ingredient], Tragacanth, Gum 
Powdered exudate from Astragalus gummifer and related plants. It forms gelatinous mass in water. Tragacanth is used as suspending agent, excipient or… 
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12 HR dextromethorphan polistirex 6 MG/ML Extended Release SuspensionAllantoin 0.01 MG/MG Topical Gel [Burn-B Gone OTC]BARIUM SULFATE 965 mg in 1 g RECTAL POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION [Polibar ACB]Barium Sulfate 960 mg in 1 g ORAL POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION [E-Z-Paque]

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Pharmaceutical Excipient

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2012
2012
Characterization of Moringa oleifera Lam. Gum to Establish it as a Pharmaceutical Excipient
The gums are common constituents of plants which have been ignored by pharmacists of the modern day. Moringa oleifera gum was… 
2008
2008
Gum tragacanth in Iran
Several species of the genus Astragalus, growing wild in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan and adjacent Russia are the commercial… 
1995
1995
Microbiological quality of pharmaceutical raw materials.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Antioxidant activity of melatonin in mice.
Melatonin (in gum tragacanth as solvent) was administered to mice in the dose range of 100 to 450 mg/kg intraperitoneally. It… 
1991
1991
Emulsifying Properties of α-, β-and γ-Cyclodextrins
等容積比の水-大豆油系の乳化剤としてα-, β-, γ-シクロデキストリン(CD)を用い,その乳化特性について比較検討した.(1) 大豆油を乳化させはじめるCD濃度はβ-CDの約0.25%が最も低く,次いでα-CDの約0.5%, γ-CDの約2… 
1990
1990
Composition of the gum from Combretum paniculatum and four other gums which are not permitted food additives.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Evidence for the safety of gum tragacanth (Asiatic Astragalus spp.) and modern criteria for the evaluation of food additives.
Gum tragacanth (GT), affirmed as GRAS within the USA since 1961, was evaluated as 'ADI not specified' by JECFA in 1985. Within… 
1985
1985
Gas chromatographic determination of polysaccharide gums in foods after hydrolysis and derivatization.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Plaquing procedure for infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus
A single overlay plaque assay was designed and evaluated for infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus. Epithelioma papillosum… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The influence of carbohydrate gelling agents on rat intestinal transport of monosaccharides and neutral amino acids in vitro.
1. In the present investigation with rings of everted rat small intestine, carbohydrate gelling agents (plant polysaccharides… 
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