carbohydrates pharmacognosy

1. CARBOHYDRATES
CARBOHYDRATES AND DERIVED PRODUCTS

2. CARBOHYDRATES
• CARBOHYDRATES AND DERIVED PRODUCTS
LIST OF DRUGS
 TRAGACANTH
 ACACIA
 AGAR
 STARCH
 GUAR GUM
 PECTIN
 ISABGOL
 HONEY

3. ACACIA
• Synonym: Gum acacia, Gum Arabic, Indian gum
• Biological source: it is the dried gummy exudation obtained from the stem
and branches of acacia arabica, belonging to family Leguminosae.
• Geographical source: Sudan, india, morocco and Africa. 85% of the world
supply is from sudan
• Cultivation and collection: Gum is cultivated from wild grown plants,
made free of bark and foreign organic matter, dried under the sun and
bleached partially.
• Description: Colour: Tears are cream-brown to red in colour, while powder is
light brown in colour
• Odour: Odourless
• Taste: bland and mucilagenous

4. • Solubility: it is insoluble in alcohol, soluble in
water
• Chemical constituents:
• Arabin- it is a mixture of ca, mg, K salts of
Arabic acid
• Arabic acid on hydrolysis gives L-arabinosa, L-
rhamnose, D-galactose
• It also contains enzymes like oxidase and
peroxidase.
• Uses: Demulcent
• Suspending agent
• Emulsifying agent
• Binding agent
• In the preparation of microencapsulations