A Look at the Role of Mucilage at the Industrial Level
María Paz Villegas Calero1, Alejandro Esquivel Álvarez1, Elías Quesada Morales1, María Fernanda Rojas Salas1, Marianela Chavarría-Rojas1, German Madrigal Redondo1★★ Corresponding author
- 1Instituto de Investigaciones Farmacéuticas (INIFAR), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, COSTA RICA.
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German Madrigal Redondo
Instituto de Investigaciones Farmacéuticas (INIFAR), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, COSTA RICA.
Volume 12, Issue 1 · pp. 7–13 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2022.1.3
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Introduction:This bibliographic review gathers information regarding mucilages, their characteristics, extraction methods for various plant species, and their uses at a pharmaceutical level and for other industries. Methods: This bibliographic review compiles documents printed before December 2020, were searched using Elsevier and Google Scholar databases. Studies that examined mucilages that were not derived from plants were excluded from this review. Results:Mucilages have properties that allow them to be used as excipients in pharmaceutical preparations. They also have pharmacological activities, and have applications in the cosmetics and food industries. Conclusion: The use of mucilages provides numerous benefits, particularly to the pharmaceutical industry.
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Calero, M. P. V., Álvarez, A. E., Morales, E. Q., Salas, M. F. R., Chavarría-Rojas, M., & Redondo, G. M. (). A Look at the Role of Mucilage at the Industrial Level. Pharmacognosy Communications, 12(1), 7–13. https://doi.org/10.5530/pc.2022.1.3