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Gums Gum Tragacanth
‫صمغ الكثيره‬
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ed from the Ribbon shaped flakes
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Is the dried gummy exudation obtained by incision
ater, giving from Astragalus gummifer
292 Family.Leguminosae (Fabaceae)

• thin, curved, ribbon-shaped flakes. Occasionally
spirally twisted linear pieces.

• Color: white
• Taste: mucilaginous
• Texture: horny

• Sparingly soluble in water but swells into
adhesive gelatinous mass.

• Insoluble in alcohol.