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Common Names
Gum Tragacanth; Tragacanth
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acidulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antisalmonella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Expectorant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Fungicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hemostat | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mitogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |