Screening of Acacia Gum as a potential excipient for Pharmaceutical Dosage forms
* 1Shaikh Muzammil Sageer, 2Peeyush Kumar Sharma and 3Abubakar Salam Bawazir
1,2Faculty of Pharmacy, Maulana Azad University, Jodhpur - 342802 (India) 3Department of Pharmacognosy, Y.B.Chavan College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad - 431003 (India) Corresponding Author: Shaikh Muzammil Sageer, Ph.D Scholar, Maulana Azad University, Jodhpur - 342802, Rajasthan (India) E-mail: mzshaikh01@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The physicochemical characterization of Acacia gum demonstrates its potential for pharmaceutical applications. The gum lacks tannin and dextrin, has moisture content and ash values within pharmacopeial limits, and is soluble in water but insoluble in organic solvents. It exhibits excellent flowability and compressibility, making it suitable for formulation purposes. Acute oral toxicity studies in mice indicate safety up t