The use of natural gums, taken from the exudates and extracts of plants, has been given a strong impulse due to both the many and lucrative possibilities for industrialization and to the excellent international market. A gum or resin of a yellowish color, soluble in water, and which presents a great potential for industrialization, appears on the trunk and branches of the cashew tree; that is k...

Introduction: Gum Tragacanth (GT) obtained from Astragalus gossypinus is one of the most widely used natural gums which has found applications in many areas because of its attractive features such as biodegradability, nontoxic nature, natural availability, moisture absorption and creating a network of Hydrocolloid. It also has properties like maintenance and delivery of drugs, higher resistance...

Many millions of people around the world use removable complete dentures, and while these are designed to serve as substitutes for natural teeth, they are, at best, a compromise. Because dentures are not retained by tooth roots, they can move or slip when speaking, eating or yawning. Pressures exerted on the gums while chewing or food particles lodged under the base can also make dentures uncom...

Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Although various drugs for its treatment have been synthesized, the occurring side effects have generated the need for natural interventions for the treatment and prevention of hypertension. Dietary intervention such as the administration of prebiotics has been seen as a highly acceptable approach. Prebiotics are indigest...

Optimization of the effect pectin and carboxymethyl cellulose gums on oil uptake, textural properties color changes French fries using response surface methodology

Sublingual immunotherapy has gained acceptance amongst the paediatric community as it is very well tolerated and is safe. The adverse effects of this therapy is minimal consisting mainly of local side effects within the oral cavity such as itching of the mouth, swelling of the lips and less frequently abdominal pain, wheezing and urticaria has been described. This report is to highlight another...

The effects of different hydrocolloids on the gelatinisation behaviour of hard wheat flour were investigated. Influence of guar, xanthan, Arabic, carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC) and tragacanth gums on wheat flour was studied using micro viscoamylograph. It was found that all hydrocolloids except tragacanth greatly modified the gelatinisation properties of wheat flour. Guar and xanthan significan...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between arsenic exposure and oral cavity lesions among an arsenic-exposed population in Bangladesh. METHODS We carried out an analysis utilizing the baseline data of the Health Effects of Arsenic Exposure Longitudinal Study, which is an ongoing population-based cohort study to investigate health outcomes associated with arsenic exposure via drinking wate...