Open AccessMORINGA OLEIFERA AS A PHARMACEUTICAL EXCIPIENT
Author(s) -
B Uphadek,
D M Shinkar,
Priyanka Patil,
R. B. Saudagar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of current pharmaceutical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-7066
DOI - 10.22159/ijcpr.2018v10i2.25883
Subject(s) - moringa , excipient , mucilage , natural polymers , traditional medicine , chemistry , business , pulp and paper industry , food science , engineering , chromatography , medicine , polymer , biology , organic chemistry , botany
Plant gums and mucilages are being used due to their abundance in nature, safety and economy. Additives play an important role in pharmaceutical preparations like tablet, lotions, suspensions, syrups and ointments. Recent trends towards the use of the natural and nontoxic products which demand the replacement of synthetic excipients with natural ones. Moringaoleifera gum has good mucoadhesive polymer, disintegrating agent and binder. Moringa Oleiferagum show that it has high potential for industrial application especially in the food, textile and pharmaceutical industries.