Plant-based gums and mucilages applications in pharmacology and nanomedicine: a review

MS Amiri, V Mohammadzadeh, MET Yazdi, M Barani… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gums are carbohydrate biomolecules that have the potential to bind water and form gels.
Gums are regularly linked with proteins and minerals in their construction. Gums have …

Pharmaceutical applications of various natural gums, mucilages and their modified forms

VD Prajapati, GK Jani, NG Moradiya… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
A large number of plant based pharmaceutical excipients are available today. Gums and
mucilages are the most commonly available plant ingredients with a wide range of …

[HTML][HTML] Colon targeted drug delivery systems: a review on primary and novel approaches

AK Philip, B Philip - Oman medical journal, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The colon is a site where both local and systemic delivery of drugs can take place. Local
delivery allows topical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. However, treatment can be …

Modified gums: Approaches and applications in drug delivery

V Rana, P Rai, AK Tiwary, RS Singh, JF Kennedy… - Carbohydrate …, 2011 - Elsevier
Gums are naturally occurring components in plants, which are essentially cheap and
plentiful. They have diverse applications as thickeners, emulsifiers, viscosifiers, sweeteners …

A comprehensive review on pharmaceutical uses of plant-derived biopolysaccharides

PR Guru, RK Kar, AK Nayak, S Mohapatra - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biopolysaccharides extracted from plants are mainly photosynthetic byproducts found in
leaves, pods, stems, fruits, grains, seeds, corms, rhizomes, roots, bark exudates, and other …

[PDF][PDF] Perspectives of biodegradable natural polysaccharides for site-specific drug delivery to the colon

A Jain, Y Gupta, SK Jain - J Pharm Pharm Sci, 2007 - ualberta.ca
The ability to deliver drugs to the human colon in a specific manner has become feasible
over the years. Targeting pharmaceutical drugs to the colon makes it possible to achieve …

Recently investigated natural gums and mucilages as pharmaceutical excipients: an overview

PD Choudhary, HA Pawar - Journal of pharmaceutics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Due to advances in drug delivery technology, currently, excipients are included in novel
dosage forms to fulfil specific functions and in some cases they directly or indirectly influence …

Meticulous overview on the controlled release fertilizers

SI Sempeho, HT Kim, E Mubofu… - Advances in …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to the high demand for fertilizer formulations that will exhaust the possibilities of
nutrient use efficiency (NUE), regulate fertilizer consumption, and lessen …

[PDF][PDF] Recent investigations of plant based natural gums, mucilages and resins in novel drug delivery systems

AM Avachat, RR Dash, SN Shrotriya - Ind J Pharm Edu Res, 2011 - researchgate.net
All pharmaceutical dosage forms contain many additives besides the active ingredients to
assist manufacturing and to obtain the desired effect of the pharmaceutical active …

Advances in natural polymers as pharmaceutical excipients

IJ Ogaji, EI Nep, JD Audu-Peter - 2012 - irepos.unijos.edu.ng
Research in natural polymeric materials has witnessed growing interest and attention. This
is attributable to a number of factors which include their relative abundance, low cost, and …