STUDY OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF MUCILAGE FROM MIMOSA PUDICA LINN. SEEDS
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Mimosa pudica, mucilage, Physicochemical, characterization
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The prospects of herbal polymers are brighter as synthetic polymers but synthetic polymers have certain disadvantages such as high cost, toxicity, environmental pollution during synthesis, non-renewable sources, side effects, less patient compliance, etc. Mucilages are polysaccharide complexes formed from sugar and uronic acid units. Mucilages form slimy masses in water, are typically heterogeneous in composition. The seeds of Mimosa Pudica Linn. contain a high proportion of mucilage and it also being used for different therapeutic purposes. The present study was planned to isolate and characterize for its morphological characteristics, identification by chemical tests, Solubility, melting range, pH, Swelling index, Ash values, presence of foreign organic matter, test for lead and arsenic, Loss on drying, Density, compressibility index and angle of repose etc.
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