Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Gum Tragacanth
- Tragacanth, Gum
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Aspects Covered
27 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
/biosyn permitted if by plant
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History Note
91(78); was see under POLYSACCHARIDES 1978-90
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Previous Indexing
- Pharmaceutic Aids (1968-1977)
- Pharmacy (1966-1967)
- Polysaccharides (1966-1977)
- Resins (1966-1977)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tragacanth. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014144. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014144
- Tragacanth. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragacanth
- Tragacanth. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423901