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	AllRefer.com - tragacanth (Organic Chemistry) - Encyclopedia
		tragacanth[trag´ukanth] Pronunciation Key or gum tragacanth, gummy exudation from the leguminous shrub Astragalus gummifer and related pulse family plants of SE Europe and W Asia.
		Tragacanth is almost insoluble in water but swells in it to form a stiff gel.
		A gum (sometimes called Indian tragacanth) from a plant of the sterculia family is sold as a cheaper substitute.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/tragacan.html (189 words)

	Medicinal_Gums_Martindales_24th_picture_Monograph
		Tragacanth, in the form of Mucilage of Tragacanth or Compound Powder of Tragacanth, is widely used to suspend heavy insoluble powders and many resinous tinctures.
		Tragacanth is added to emulsions prepared with acacia, in order to retard creaming, and is used as a thickening agent in the manufacture of creams, jellies, and pastes.
		Tragacanth is also used as the basis of lubricants for catheters and surgical instruments and in powder form as an adhesive for dentures.
	herbdatanz.com /Medicinal_Gums_Martindales_24th_picture_Monograph.htm (1755 words)

	Gum Tragacanth
		The name "tragacanth" comes from the appearance of the exuded gum, which tends to form ribbons similar in appearance to a goat horn (from the Greek "tragos" meaning goat and "akantha" meaning horn).
		The primary source of gum tragacanth is the desert highlands of northern and western Iran, particularly the Zagros Mountains region.
		The natural polysaccharide thickening agent called gum tragacanth is obtained from the sap of this plant.
	waynesword.palomar.edu /ecoph34.htm (963 words)

	Introduction of Chia and Gum Tragacanth in the U.S.
		The tragacanth or goat thorn bushes are native to the highlands of Asia Minor from Turkey to Afghanistan.
		Tragacanth gum is a complex mixture of polysaccharides, mostly poly-D-galacturonic acid, and bassorin.
		With tragacanth, we calculated that gum prices are required between $44-55 per kg to break even with present day land and operational costs, but this is not competitive with other gum substitutes that are presently satisfying most market needs.
	newcrop.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/proceedings1990/v1-252.html (1662 words)

	Tragacanth_BP_Picture_Monograph
		Tragacanth is the dried gummy exudation obtained by incision from Astragalus gummifer Labill.
		Tragacanth should be kept in a well-closed container.
		Mix the Tragacanth with the Alcohol (90 per cent) in a dry bottle, add, as quickly as possible, sufficient Chloroform Water to produce 1000 ml., and shake vigorously.
	www.herbdatanz.com /tragacanth_bp_picture_monograph.htm (499 words)

	606. Tragacanth Gum (WHO Food Additives Series 20)
		Tragacanth gum dissolved in 0.12 N HCl was injected either into the air sac or the yolk of fertile chicken eggs at dose levels up to 7 mg/kg.
		Tragacanth gum was used in a 6-7 week feeding study to evaluate the effect on adaptive responses of nutritionally-controlled parameters in rats by feeding a fibre-free diet containing increasing additions of polysaccharides (0, 10, 20, and 40%).
		Tragacanth gum had no significant effect on any of the parameters measured with the exception that intestinal transit time decreased, and faecal wet- and dry-weights were increased in all subjects at the end of the test period.
	www.inchem.org /documents/jecfa/jecmono/v20je16.htm (5144 words)

	Willy Benecke \| Gum Tragacanth
		Gum tragacanth, recognized officially in the United States Pharmacopoeia since 1820, is currently defined as "dried gummy exudation from Astragalus gummifer Labillardiere or other Asiatic species of Astragalus (Fam.
		Tragacanth is available in flattened, lamellated, frequently curved fragments or straight or spirally twisted linear pieces from 0,5 mm to 2,5 mm in thickness.
		The ability of tragacanth to swell in water to give thick, viscous dispersions or pastes has accounted for many of its uses in the pharmaceutical and food industries.
	www.willy-benecke.com /trag_f.htm (483 words)

	Non-wood forest products for rural income and sustainable forestry - EXUDATE GUMS 2
		Tragacanth gum is the dried exudate produced by tapping the tap root and branches of certain shrubby species of Astragalus, particularly those which occur wild in Iran and Turkey.
		The high viscosity of tragacanth solutions results from the molecular characteristics of the gum, and these depend on the grade and physical form of the gum, and the manner in which it is taken up in water.
		Tragacanth is bought from origin as ribbons or flakes; loss of viscosity of gum which has been powdered and stored for long periods means that powdered tragacanth is always produced in the importing country.
	www.fao.org /docrep/v9236e/V9236e05.htm (9140 words)

	Hisart Group History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gum tragacanth is obtained from astragalus tragacantha whic is an Anatolian gelatinous plant.
		About 1 part of gum tragacanth should be added to 100 parts of water and liquid should be left at least one night to allow the gum dissolve.
		Gum tragacanth by giving body to the water keeps the dyes on the surface and because of its transparenti slightly sticky nature, forms a lacquer over the dyes.
	www.hisartgroup.com /history.htm (610 words)

	Tragacanth, Food Resource [http://food.oregonstate.edu/], Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
		In group 2, karaya increased caecal SCFA and tragacanth, karaya and xanthan increased faecal SCFA and faecal water.
		The rheological behavior of this gum and its derivatives were compared to three widely used commercial gums, guar, tragacanth and xanthan.
		Four McAbs (group I) recognize an epitope that appears to be immunodominant and is present on RG I from maize and sycamore maple, pectin and polygalacturonic acid from citrus, gum tragacanth, and membrane glycoproteins from suspension cultured cells of maize, tobacco, parsley, bean, and sycamore maple.
	food.oregonstate.edu /gums/trag.html (1503 words)

	317. Tragacanth gum (WHO Food Additives Series 5)
		BIOLOGICAL DATA BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS In a comparative study of the hypocholesterolemic activity of various mucilaginous polysaccharides tragacanth gum fed at a level of 3% along with 3% cholesterol in the diet of cockerels, inhibited the development of hypercholesterolemia (Riccardi & Fahrenback, 1965).
		Tragacanth gum administered intraperitoneally, subcutaneously or per os 24 hours before hexobarbital has no effect on the hexobarbital sleeping time of mice.
		The effect of phenobarbital and urethan pre-treatment to induce a shortening of hexobarbital sleeping is blocked by intraperitoneal injections of tragacanth gum, thus suggesting the presence of a hepatic effect of tragacanth gum (Fujimoto, 1965).
	www.inchem.org /documents/jecfa/jecmono/v05je59.htm (445 words)

	LabSpec - Grain Allergens
		Tragacanth gum comes from the Astragalus tree genus found largely ill Iran, Asia Minor and Syria.
		Tragacanth gum is one of the oldest natural emulsifiers known to man and is used as a stabilizer, thickener and texturizer in such diverse foods as margarine, cottage cheese, mayonnaise, sweet drinks and bread rolls and in toothpaste.
		Vegetable gums such as acacia, tragacanth, karaya and guar have been suggested as a cause of unexplained anaphylaxis and urticaria.
	www.labspec.co.za /l_legume.htm (2388 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Tragacanth - Herb Profile and Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gum Dragon (known in commerce as Syrian Tragacanth).
		Tragacanth also contains water, traces of starch, cellulose, and nitrogenous substances, yielding about 3 per cent ash.
		It is much used for the suspension of heavy, insoluble powders to impart consistence to lozenges, being superior to gum arabic, also in making emulsions, mucilago, etc. Mucilage of Tragacanth has been used as anapplication to burns; it is also employed by manufacturers for stiffening calico, crape, etc.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/t/tragac26.html (157 words)

	Importers Service Corporation - Gum Applications
		Gum Tragacanth is still a preferred ingredient in bakery emulsions, particularly used in conjunction with Gum Acacia (senegal), because of its resistance to emulsion breakdown under high heat conditions coupled with its contribution to desired viscosity.
		Gum Tragacanth has widespread use as a suspending agent and emulsifier in liquid preparations.
		Gum Tragacanth is used as a suspending agent and viscosifier in hand creams, also contributing a protective coating and smooth handfeel.
	www.iscgums.com /applicat.htm (829 words)

	Tragacanth - Herbs & Supplements - Drug Library - DrugDigest
		In larger doses, tragacanth may also be moderately effective for diarrhea because it absorbs excess water and adds bulk to intestinal contents.
		In the past, tragacanth was added to cough syrups and lozenges because of its ability to soothe irritated mouth and throat tissue.
		Tragacanth may still be used for its gastrointestinal and respiratory effects in many parts of the world; but in the United States, more effective products have replaced tragacanth for these uses.
	www.drugdigest.org /DD/DVH/HerbsWho/0,3923,4077\|Tragacanth,00.html (398 words)

	Making Your Own Incense - Learn How to Make Incense Cones and Sticks
		Gum tragacanth glue or mucilage is the basic ingredient of all molded incenses.
		Gum tragacanth is available at some herb stores; at one time in the past every drugstore carried it.
		Add more tragacanth glue to the mixed incense and base until the mixture is wet but still rather thick.
	www.paulawalla.com /incense_making_cones.html (1111 words)

	Importers Service Corporation - Gum History
		As with most gum exudates, Tragacanth exudes from wounds or breaks in the plants and dries as the ribbon or flake form.
		The gum is a complex mixture of polysaccharides and is composed of two major components – a 60-70% water insoluble fraction called bassorin and a 30% soluble fraction of tragacanthin.
		This swelling gives Gum Tragacanth the ability to form thick, viscous dispersions and pastes – ideal characteristics for preparing sauces and dressings, as well as pharmaceutical suspensions.
	www.iscgums.com /gum.htm (1364 words)

	German Christmas Museum
		Tragacanth is a white resin mass without any scent or flavor that has been known since the Ancient World.
		Tragacanth is a great mass for modelling of which the surface structure is less brittle than that of conventional doughs (e.g.
		Part of the tragacanth figures were glazed with gum arabic that gave the light colored mass an almost porcelain-like effect.
	www.weihnachtsmuseum.de /e/hyper_tragant.asp?spr=e&a=8 (163 words)

	Gum Tragacanth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The only place in the Scriptures where gum tragacanth is mentioned is Genesis 37:25 and Genesis 43:11 and the only translation to use this word is the New American Standard Bible.
		Therefore, it could be one of the gums known as tragacanth and harvested by making incisions at the base of several shrubby species of the genus Astragalus.
		Even today gum tragacanth is harvested on a very large scale and many tons are used every year in the candy, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries alone.
	www.odu.edu /webroot/instr/sci/plant.nsf/pages/gumtragacanth (329 words)

	The Man Who Knew Everything
		I know that you are not going to die from a cold, ergo, you will get over this one and all the others you may have -- which, in your case, is fourteen more before you die.
		TRAGACANTH: This is a tall fat man-- AFTERNOON: With a heavy face and eyes that don't match and he's wearing a brown gabardine suit.
		He's quite powerful and, as Miss Tragacanth says, he moves fast for a fat man. There's a car driving away quite rapidly down the street.
	www.geocities.com /emruf6/89.html (3215 words)

	The Venetian Blind Man
		John P. Marquand, the eminent novelist, is under the impression that the Dusenberg automobile is a foreign car, while it was always manufactured in Indianapolis, Indiana.
		TRAGACANTH: (GOING) I don't understand how he can be - (SHE OPENS THE DOOR) AFTERNOON: How do you do -- I mean, good day, Mr.
		TRAGACANTH: You mean one of you isn't the Venetian Blind Man? VOLCANO: That's right, lady.
	www.geocities.com /emruf6/93.html (2341 words)

	JAIC 1998, Volume 37, Number 3, Article 4 (pp. 294 to 311)
		Gum arabic was identified as the medium of a 16th-century manuscript by TLC (Flieder 1968), while the use of gum tragacanth in the paint of three ancient Egyptian epitaphal stelae was revealed by TLC (Szyszko 1972).
		Birstein (1975) employed GC for his study on the problems associated with the binding media found in Asian wall paintings, and GC was the method chosen for the study of paintings found in the tomb of Nefertari at Luxor (Mora et al.
		The priming appears to be a mixture of gums arabic and tragacanth with added brown cane sugar, indicated by the presence of a significant amount of glucose in the sample.
	aic.stanford.edu /jaic/articles/jaic37-03-004.html (5428 words)

	Products: Tragacanth
		In the European Pharmacopoeia, Gum Tragacanth is defined as “the air-hardened gummy exudates, flowing naturally or obtained by incision from the trunk and branches of Astralgus gummifer Labillardiere and certain other species of A stragalus from Western Asia.
		One fraction is termed Tragacanthic acid or Bassorin, which represents 60— 70% of the total gum.
		Gum tragacanth is classified as “generally regarded as safe” (GRAS) within the USA.
	www.treegums.org /products/tragacanth.html (356 words)

	Goats Thorn - Herbs & Supplements - Drug Library - DrugDigest
		Tragacanth is exported mainly from southern Europe and northern Africa, where it is believed to have originated.
		Tragacanth sap is collected by making cuts in the branches and roots.
		Tragacanth is used mainly to thicken and stabilize beverages, cosmetics, foods, and pharmaceuticals.
	www.drugdigest.org /DD/DVH/HerbsTake/0,3927,4077\|Goats+Thorn,00.html (483 words)

	Sinopia.com \| How to make your own Pastels
		Tragacanth is best suited for pastel-making, because it has a very high pigment binding strength, while not sticking to itself.
		Mix the Gum Tragacanth into the water and allow the mixture to sit for 1-2 days.
		Work the Gum Tragacanth into the Pigment with a palette knife or for larger quantities mix in Mortar and Pestle or with a Muller.
	www.sinopia.com /pastel.html (462 words)

	Definition of Tragacanth from dictionary.net
		A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub (Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species of Astragalus.
		It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts.
		A kind of gum; -- called also gum tragacanth, or tragacanth.
	www.dictionary.net /tragacanth (94 words)

	TIC Gums - Food & Nutraceuticals - Tragacanth
		Gum Tragacanth is an all-natural product grown largely in recent years in Iran.
		The escalating cost of the gum and its high bacterial count were among the chief reasons we sought to develop a high quality alternative," she explains.
		Despite these drawbacks, Ward says Gum Tragacanth is an excellent natural emulsifier with applications in pharmaceutical, bakery, beverage and other industries.
	www.ticgums.com /store/prod_fn_pr2.asp (388 words)

	Medicinal_Gums_Martindales_24th_picture_Monograph
		Stercul.; Sterculia Gum; Indian Gum; Indian Tragacanth; Karaya Gum.
		Trag.; Gum Dragon; Gum Tragacanth; Gomme Adragante; Traganth; Tragacanto.
		Tragacanth 192 gr., mercuric oxycyanide 24 gr., glycerin 4 fl.
	www.herbdatanz.com /Medicinal_Gums_Martindales_24th_picture_Monograph.htm (1755 words)

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		If tragacanth can’t be found, try using gum Arabic in its place.
		When you have made the tragacanth glue, cover with a wet cloth and set aside.
		Rather than using charcoal and gum tragacanth, tinctures and paper are the basic ingredients.
	www.angelfire.com /journal/cathbodua/Incense.html (4658 words)

	E413 Tragacanth gum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Tragacanth or gum tragacanth,is a gummy exudation from the leguminous shrub Astragalus gummifer and related pulse family plants of South Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
		It is obtained through incisions made into the stem of the plant.
		Used in salad dressings, processed cheese, cream cheese, cottage cheese, ice cream and icing.
	www.ukfoodguide.net /e413.htm (111 words)

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