Acacia Mucilage II. Synonym Mucilage of gum Arabic . Botanical: Acacia arabica, A. nilotica (LINN.), A. senegal (Willd.), A. glaucophylla (Staud.), A. abyssinica (Hochst.), A. gummifera (Willd), A. gummifera (Willd), Acacia auriculiformis and many more. Sanskrit: Babul, Hindi: Babul Marathi: Baabhul, Baabhalee Gujarati: Baval, Bavalia Aka Gum Arabic, Cape Gum, Egyptian Thorn, Gum Mimosa, Gummi Arabicum III. Description: Is practically odourless and produces a mucilaginous sensation on the tongue. Insoluble in Alcohol. IV. Uses: Emulsifying and/or solubilizing agent; suspending and/or viscosity-increasing agent; tablet binder. This flavored and sweetened, diluted mucilage forms an agreeable and soothing drink for febrile and inflammatory conditions, conditions, being particularly applicable in gastric gastric and and respiratory inflammations.. It is probably nutritive. In pharmacy it is employed to give adhesiveness in pill masses, inflammations and in mixtures to hold in suspension insoluble ingredients. It is sometimes used in making troches. It may be freely given. Gum Acacia is a demulcent and serves by the viscidity of its solution to sheathe
inflamed surfaces. It is employed as a soothing agent in inflammatory inflammatoryc conditions of the respiratory and digestive tract. tract. Hence it is used in bronchitis bronchitis,, diarrhea and dysentery. The flower infusion is also used for dyspepsia for dyspepsia,, intestinal colic and neuroses neuroses.. A 34 per cent, solution ofAcaciain a m ixture of water and lim e-water. Action and Uses:Acaciaand its mucilage are use d as demulcents and suspending agents in the making of emulsions and mixtures.
Read more: more:http://chestofbooks.com/health/materia-medica-drugs/American-Medical-Association/AHandbook-of-Useful-Drugs/Mucilago-Acaciae-Mucilage-Of-Acacia-U-SP.html#.UbhtoPmywl4#ixzz2W0PTiO5N Acacia Mucilage is used for making emulsions, many masses, mixtures and compounds. In medicine it is employed as a vehicle for suspending powders and other kinds of medicine.
Mucilages are used as suspending agents in suspension preparations to reduce the rate of sedimentation. · Acacia mucilage is used as suspending and emulsifying agents in different preparations taken orally. It is very sticky hence never used in external preparations.
V. Formulation/Formula:
Acacia in small fragments, 34 parts or 4 ounces av., Water, sufficient to make 100 parts or 9 fl.ounces. Wash the Acacia with cold water, then add to it 66 parts or 71/2 fl.ounces of Water, and agitate occasionally until it is dissolved, and strain
Preparation of Acacia mucilage Formula: Acacia, tears (or powder) 40g Chloroform Water 60ml Chloroform Water, 60ml is taken in a beaker. Acacia powder (or acacia tears) is taken in a muslin cloth and tied as a bag. The bag is suspended in the beaker without touching the bottom of the beaker. It is left for 2 to 3 days until the solution is complete. The final product is gently stirred. VI. Computation: VII. Procedure:
Chloroform Water, 60ml is taken in a beaker. Acacia powder (or acacia tears) is taken in a muslin cloth and tied as a bag. The bag is suspended in the beaker without touching the bottom of the beaker. It is left for 2 to 3 days until the solution is complete. The final product is gently stirred. Acacia, in small fragments, three hundred and forty grammes (340 Gm.) [11 ozs. av., 435 grs.]; water, a sufficient quantity t o make one thousand grammes (1000 Gm.) [2 lbs. av., 3 ozs., 120 grs.]. Wash the acacia with cold water, and let it drain. Then add to it enough water to make the mixture weigh one thousand grammes (1000 Gm.) [2 lbs. av., 3 ozs., 120 grs.], agitate or stir occasionally until the acacia is dissolved, and strain. Keep the product in well-stoppered, completely filled bottles, in a cool place"—(U. S. P.). Clear, white pieces of gum acacia should be selected for this mucilage. By rapid washing of the fragments first with cold water, much of t he impurities may be removed. The mucilage becomes thick and dense during preparation, making it somewhat difficult t o stir or agitate, and it has been proposed to make the solution by suspending the gum in a loose-textured bag, which should be moved occasionally from place to place in order to bring it into contact with successive portions of water. In our experience, however, no difficulty is experienced in making it by the usual method. It should be at once put into well-filled bottles, and even then it readily sours with the development of acetic acid. Mucilage of acacia should be colorless, or but faintly yellowish, transparent, nearly tasteless, viscid fluid, with faint, although not disagreeable odor. Aluminum sulphate (1 to 125 parts) is said to increase its adhesiveness. Heat should not be employed in the preparation of this mucilage as it is said to promote the formation of acetic acid. VII. Label:
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