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Descriptor English: Karaya Gum
Descriptor Spanish: Goma de Karaya
Descriptor goma de karaya
Entry term(s) goma karaya
tragacanto de India
Scope note: Goma polisacárida de Sterculia urens (STERCULIA). Se emplea como agente para suspensión o como estabilizante en alimentos, cosméticos y medicamentos, como laxante incrementador del volumen fecal, como lubricante y adhesivo quirúrgico y en el tratamiento de úlceras cutáneas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Goma de Karaya
Descriptor French: Gomme karaya
Entry term(s): Gum Karaya
Gum, Karaya
Indian Tragacanth
Karaya, Gum
Tragacanth, Indian
Tree number(s): D05.750.078.739.625
D09.698.700.625
D20.215.721.249.625
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007618
Scope note: Polysaccharide gum from Sterculia urens (STERCULIA). It is used as a suspending or stabilizing agent in foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals; a bulk-forming laxative; a surgical lubricant and adhesive; and in the treatment of skin ulcers.
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
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Pharm Action: Tissue Adhesives
Registry Number: 9000-36-6
CAS Type 1 Name: Karaya gum
Previous Indexing: 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: 7786
Unique ID: D007618
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: 2013/07/09
Karaya Gum - Preferred
Concept UI M0011928
Scope note Polysaccharide gum from Sterculia urens (STERCULIA). It is used as a suspending or stabilizing agent in foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals; a bulk-forming laxative; a surgical lubricant and adhesive; and in the treatment of skin ulcers.
Preferred term Karaya Gum
Entry term(s) Gum Karaya
Gum, Karaya
Indian Tragacanth
Karaya, Gum
Tragacanth, Indian



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