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Descriptor English: Tragacanth
Descriptor Spanish: Tragacanto
Descriptor tragacanto
Entry term(s) goma de tragacanto
Scope note: Exudado en polvo del Astragalus gummifer y otras plantas relacionadas. Forma una masa gelatinosa en el agua. El tragacanto se usa como dispersante, excipiente o emulgente en alimentos, cosméticos y medicamentos. También se ha usado como laxante, ya que incrementa el volumen de las heces.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tragacanto
Descriptor French: Gomme adragante
Entry term(s): Gum Tragacanth
Tragacanth, Gum
Tree number(s): D05.750.078.739.750
D09.698.700.750
D20.215.721.249.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014144
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.
Annotation: /biosyn permitted if by plant
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Pharm Action: Excipients
Registry Number: 9000-65-1
CAS Type 1 Name: Gum tragacanth
Previous Indexing: Pharmaceutic Aids (1968-1977)
Pharmacy (1966-1967)
Polysaccharides (1966-1977)
Resins (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under POLYSACCHARIDES 1978-90
History Note: 91(78); was see under POLYSACCHARIDES 1978-90
DeCS ID: 14535
Unique ID: D014144
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/03/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Tragacanth - Preferred
Concept UI M0021756
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.
Preferred term Tragacanth
Entry term(s) Gum Tragacanth
Tragacanth, Gum



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