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Medicinal plants (PG 101) Level 1 Clinical Pharmacy-PharmD

Uses:

1- As dusting powder, in which its absorbent properties are important

2- In mucilage form it is used as skin emollient

3- Antidote in treatment of iodine poisoning

4- Tablet disintegrant

5- Sterilizable Maize starch BP is used as lubricant for surgeons' gloves, it

is maize starch subjected to physical and chemical treatment so that it does

not gelatinize on exposure to moisture of steam distillation

6- Production of glucose and fructose

Potato starch Wheat starch

Rice starch Maize starch
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