Isolation and Physicochemical Depiction of Plantago Ovata Seed Mucilage: Credible Use as Pharmaceutical Excipient
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: The search for a new excipient needs a lot of time and finance.The aim of the present investigation is to extract and characterization of Plantago ovata and proposing it as a pharmaceutical aid.The mucilage from P. ovata seeds was extracted with water and the mucilage was precipitated using Acetone (Approach-I) and 95% ethanol (Approach-II).The mucilage was characterized for physical, chemical, and micromeritic characterization.A FTIR spectra was also engendered for the mucilages and compared.The mucilages showed and possess all the official parameters required as a pharmaceutical excipient.Among the extractives, mucilage precipitated with acetone was partially better than ethanol precipitated one.The work summarizes that P. ovata mucilage can be used as a tablet binder and viscosity modulating agent in pharmaceutical preparations.
Language: English
Subfield: Food Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4205966936