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Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Plant Gums > Tragacanth
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Plant Gums > Tragacanth
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Plant Gums > Tragacanth
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Plant Gums > Tragacanth
Complex Mixtures > Biological Products > Plant Exudates > Plant Gums > Tragacanth

Preferred term

Tragacanth  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Gum Tragacanth
  • Tragacanth, Gum

Note

  • /biosyn permitted if by plant

Scope note

  • Powdered exudate from Astragalus gummifer and related plants. It forms gelatinous mass in water. Tragacanth is used as suspending agent, excipient or emulsifier in foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. It has also been used as a bulk-forming laxative.

History note

  • 91(78); was see under POLYSACCHARIDES 1978-90

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