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Plant Astragalus gummifer (Fabaceae)
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Common name(s)
Gum Tragacanth, Tragacanth
How used
Medicinal
Data Views
Activities:
29
All Chemicals:
19
| # Activity | Chemical Name | Part | Low PPM | High PPM | StdDev | *Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | ACETIC-ACID | Gum | -- | 25000.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | ALDIBIURONIC-ACIDS | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 6 | ARABINOGALACTAN | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | ASH | Gum | 15000.0 | 30000.0 | -1.00 | * |
| 0 | BASSORIN | Gum | 600000.0 | 700000.0 | -- | * |
| 1 | CELLULOSE | Gum | 10000.0 | 40000.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | D-GALACTOSE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | D-GALACTURONIC-ACID | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | D-XYLOSE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | EO | Gum | 20000.0 | 30000.0 | -1.00 | * |
| 0 | L-ARABINOSE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | L-FUCOSE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | L-RHAMNOSE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 1 | MUCRONULATOL | Leaf | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 5 | STARCH | Gum | 10000.0 | 30000.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | TRAGACANTH-GUM | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | TRAGACANTHIC-ACID | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | TRAGACANTHIN | Gum | 80000.0 | 300000.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | XENOGNOSIN | Gum | -- | 1.0 | -- | * |
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.