Pharmacognosy Part 5 - Gums and Mucilages

• principal constituent of acacia gum

  arabin
• _ is incompatible with acacia gum as it results in cementation

  bismuth
• _ is incompatible with acacia gum as it results in gelatinization

  iron
• swells in water but doesn't dissolve (60-70%)

  bassorin
• more water soluble component

  tragaconthin
• also known as karaya gum

  sterculia gum
• karaya gum has _ odor

  fetid
• substitute of acacia gum

  ghatti gum
• What specific part of the plantago seed is used as bulk cathartic and lubricant?

  Husk
• plantago psyllium

  spanish
• plantago ovata


  blonde
• Locust Bean is also known as

  St. John's bread
• flour from the seed pods

  carob
• drug isolated from brown algae which tx for herpes

  fucoidan
• Red algae

  agar
• brown seaweeds

  sodium alginate
• Carrageenan is hydrolyzed to the ff (4) sugars:

  glucose, galactose, fructose, arabinose
• Non gelling carrageenan

  Lambda
• it is similar to kappa-carrageenan

  danish agar or furcellarian
• xantham gum has _ property

  pseudoplastic
• It is obtained from the dilute acid extract of the inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits or from apple pomace

  pectin