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Plant Astragalus gummifer (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Gum Tragacanth, Tragacanth
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ACETIC-ACID 16 Gum not available 25000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALDIBIURONIC-ACIDS 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOGALACTAN 6 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Gum 15000.0 30000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BASSORIN 0 Gum 600000.0 700000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Gum 10000.0 40000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GALACTOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GALACTURONIC-ACID 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-XYLOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Gum 20000.0 30000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
L-ARABINOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-FUCOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-RHAMNOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUCRONULATOL 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Gum 10000.0 30000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRAGACANTH-GUM 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRAGACANTHIC-ACID 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRAGACANTHIN 0 Gum 80000.0 300000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
XENOGNOSIN 0 Gum not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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Absorbent 1 (View Chemicals list for Absorbent) Martindale's 29th
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antibacterial 1 (View Chemicals list for Antibacterial) Duke, 1992 *
Anticomplementary 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticomplementary) Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Iodine) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Iodine)) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antileishmanic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antileishmanic) Duke, 1992 *
Antinesidioblastosic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antinesidioblastosic) Martindale's 29th
Antiotitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiotitic) Martindale's 28th
Antisalmonella 1 (View Chemicals list for Antisalmonella) Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antivaginitic) Duke, 1992 *
Emollient 1 (View Chemicals list for Emollient) Martindale's 29th
Expectorant 1 (View Chemicals list for Expectorant) Martindale's 28th
Fungicide 1 (View Chemicals list for Fungicide) Martindale's 29th
Hemostat 1 (View Chemicals list for Hemostat) Martindale's 29th
Immunostimulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Immunostimulant) Duke, 1992 *
Interferonogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Interferonogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Keratitigenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Keratitigenic) Duke, 1992 *
Mitogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Mitogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Mucolytic 1 (View Chemicals list for Mucolytic) Martindale's 29th
Osteolytic 1 (View Chemicals list for Osteolytic) Duke, 1992 *