Product Name

  • Name

    Tragacanth gum

  • EINECS 232-552-5
  • CAS No. 9000-65-1
  • Density
  • Solubility Slightly soluble in water.
  • Melting Point
  • Formula NULL
  • Boiling Point
  • Molecular Weight 840000
  • Flash Point
  • Transport Information
  • Appearance light beige powder
  • Safety 22-24/25
  • Risk Codes
  • Molecular Structure Molecular Structure of 9000-65-1 (Tragacanth gum)
  • Hazard Symbols
  • Synonyms Astragalusbrachycentrus gum;Astragalus cerasocrenus gum;Astragalus echidnaeformis gum;Astragalus gum;Astragalus microcephalus gum;Astragalus parrowianus gum;Cretan gum;Dentsply Utility Wax;E 413;Gum shiraz;Gums, tragacanth;Shirazgum;Toragant gum;Tragacanth;Tragacanth gum;Tragant gum;Traganth gum;Tragtex R;
  • PSA 0.00000
  • LogP 0.00000

Tragacanth gum Consensus Reports

Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.

Tragacanth gum Specification

The Tragacanth gum, with the CAS registry number 9000-65-1, is also known as Astragalus gummifer resin. Its EINECS registry number is 232-552-5. Its systematic name is called Gum tragacanth. This chemical's classification codes are Excipients; Natural Product; Pharmaceutic Aids; Skin / Eye Irritant; TSCA Flag XU [Exempt from reporting under the Inventory Update Rule]; Vehicles. When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it. You should not breathe its dust. What's more, you must avoid contact with skin and eyes. Tragacanth gum is used for thickener (especially for acidic foods), stabilizing agent; emulsifier.

Preparation of Tragacanth gum: It can be derived from the secretions of leguminous plant gum Astragalus (Astragalus gummifer) or the same plant or tree. Collect solidification from the plant for skin wound exudation or split it to facilitate their isolation outflow mucus. Collected by drying and crushing. This chemical mainly exist in mountainous areas in the Middle East.

The toxicity data is as follows:

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
hamster LD50 oral 8800mg/kg (8800mg/kg)   Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers. Vol. 124, Pg. -, 1976.
mouse LD50 oral 10gm/kg (10000mg/kg)   Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers. Vol. 124, Pg. -, 1976.
rabbit LD50 oral 7200mg/kg (7200mg/kg)   Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers. Vol. 124, Pg. -, 1976.
rat LD50 oral 10200mg/kg (10200mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA

KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: URINE VOLUME INCREASED
Journal of the American College of Toxicology. Vol. 6(1), Pg. 1, 1987.

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