Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7811

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Publication type: Journal Article

Scheindlin S.
Acacia-remarkable excipient: past, present, and future of gum arabic
Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 2001 Sep-Oct; 41:669-671

Abstract:

An overview of the pharmaceutical excipient acacia (gum arabic) is presented, including the preparation and properties of this excipient, the use of acacia in prescription compounding and the pharmaceutical industry and other industries, and the future availability of acacia and potential need for acacia substitutes in light of continuing political unrest in Sudan, which produces 60% of the world’s supply of raw acacia and practically 100% of the purest grade of this material.