Abstract

PLANTAGO OVATA MUCILAGE: AN IDEAL APPROACH AS A SUPERDISINTEGRANT

Prajapati Hardik D.*, Dr. Pankaj H. Prajapati, Dr. Hitesh D. Karen, Mrs. M. A. Gupta, Dr. C. N. Patel

ABSTRACT

The basic aspire of current study was to review different aspects of Plantago ovata and its mucilage together with its cultivation, growth, biochemistry, pharmaceutical and pharmacological attributes. The literature analysis has revealed that Plantago ovata has been endowed with diverse pharmaceutical activities. It is widely used in numerous medicines owing to its both pharmaceutical properties such as mucilage, superdisintegrant, gelling agent and suspending agent. Thus, Plantago ovata can be employed in the manufacture of a number of pharmaceutical products as well as a safe and efficacious remedy in several health problems

Keywords: Plantago ovata, Superdisintegrant, Mucilage.