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- Title
A Review on Ethnobotanical, Pharmacological, and Conventional uses of Gum Arabic.
- Authors
Ahmed, Ameer Hamza; Riaz, Tahreem; Akram, Muhammad; Ghaffar, Iram; Iftikhar, Momina; Laila, Umme; Zainab, Rida; Ozdemir, Fethi Ahmet; Sołowski, Gaweł; Alinia-Ahandani, Ebrahim; Altable, Marcos; Egbuna, Chukwuebuka; Sfera, Adonis; Adnan, Muhammad; Parmar, Pragnesh
- Abstract
Gum arabic also known as gum Acacia, Acacia Senegal and Arabic gum is a natural, edible, dietary fiber and polysaccharide consisting of an arabiono-galactan-protein complex. The term Arabic gum was proposed by European merchants. Two species of Acacia, Acacia seyal and Acacia Senegal are recommended to produce a gum. 80% gum is produced from Acacia Senegal which is widely distributed to Sudan, Africa, Japan, Nepal, and many other tropical and subtropic regions of the world. From ancient times, it has been used for many beneficial purposes. Anciently it was used to make mummies and in painting. Currently, it is widely used for food applications, clinical uses, and non-food applications. In food approaches, it is used as a flavoring agent, stabilizer, sweetener, and thickening agent. It is used for the formulation of ice creams, candies, jellies, soft drinks, beverages, desserts, and soup. In clinical uses, it is used due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-obesity, anti-diarrhea, immune-stimulant, analgesic, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, renal protective, anticancerous, anti-ulcerative and for many other purposes due to diversity of potential. In non-food applications, it is used for the synthesis of syrups, tablets, lozenges, creams, lotions, paint, ink, glue, and ceramics. This review briefly covered the all area in which gum arabic is used widely due to its beneficial activities.
- Subjects
NEPAL; SUDAN; GUM arabic; THICKENING agents; DIETARY fiber; POLYSACCHARIDES; ICE cream, ices, etc.
- Publication
International Archives of Integrated Medicine, 2024, Vol 11, Issue 3, p23
- ISSN
2394-0026
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5281/zenodo.10886836