3. ⦿Indian gum is the dried gummy exudation
obtained from the steam and branches of
Acacia Arabic wild, belonging to the family
Leguminosae.
4. ⦿The plant is found in India, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Morocco, Africa.
⦿In India, it is occur Punjab, Rajasthan ,
Maharashtra and Western Ghats.
⦿About 85% of world supply of gum acacia is
from Sudan.
5. ⦿It is a common member of dry monsoon
forests of India.
⦿It is an evergreen tree with short trunk.
⦿It is not cultivated on commercial scale.
⦿Plant can tolerate intensive drought, but it is
susceptible to frost.
⦿It is grows under different climatic conditions
due to its wide adaptability, from 0 c to 50 c
and up to 500 m in altitude.
⦿It is propagated by seeds.
6. ⦿Gum is collected from wild grown plants,
made free of bark and foreign organic matter,
dried in sun, it is results in partial bleaching of
gum.
7. ⦿Color : Tears are cream – brown to red in
color, while powder is light brown in color.
⦿Odour: Odourless
⦿Taste: Bland and mucilaginous.
⦿Size: Varying size
⦿Shape: Irregular brown tears.
8. ⦿It is soluble in water.
⦿ The watery solution is viscous and acidic.
⦿It is in soluble in alcohol.
9. ⦿MOISTURE : not more than 15%
⦿ASH: NOT MORE THAN 5%
⦿Indian gum should not contain tannin, starch,
and dextrin.
⦿Leaves contain tannin 32% and fruits contain
tannin 41.7%
⦿PARTS USED: leaves, barks, seed, gum.
10. ⦿ Gum acacia consists arabin, which is complex
mixture of calcium, magnesium and potassium salts
of arabic acid.
⦿ Arabic acid on hydrolysis gives L- arabinose, D-
galactose and D – glucuronic acid.
⦿ It is also contains an enzyme oxidase and
peroxidase.
⦿ bark: bark contains several polyphenolic
compounds, catechin, epicatechin, quercetin, gallic
acid, sucrose, tannin, M- digallic acid and chlorogenic
acid.
⦿ Seeds: they contain amino acids, fatty acids,
ascorbic acid and more tannin.
11. 1. Solutions of gum lead acetate geletinises
the aqueous solution of Indian gum.
2. It does not produce a pink color with the
solution of ruthenium red.
3. On addition of solutions of hydrogen
peroxide and alcohol to aqueous solution of
gum, blue color is produced due to oxidase
enzyme.
12. ⦿It is used as demulcent, suspending agent ;
emulsifying agent for fixed oil and binding
agent in the preparation .
⦿ compressed tablets.
⦿Acacia gum is a safe and natural stabilizer
and thickener in cosmetics used in
mascaras to skin lotions, including hair
products, eye-liners and lipsticks .
13. ⦿Acacia or powder acacia should be stored in
cool dry place in air-tight containers.
