Sentences with phrase «plant mucilage»

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The term mucilage describes a group of clear, colorless, gelling agents derived from plants.

Constituents found in plants include alkaloids, tannins, astringent properties, glycosides, anthraquinones, resin, volatile oil, mucilage, saponins, triterpenoids, berberine, asparigin, phytosterol and bitter principles just to name a few.

Mucilage (from Latin mucilago = a musty juice) is a thick substance naturally occurring in plant seeds, roots or leaves [3].

Made up of the mucilage compounds, gums and pectins found on the inside of plant cells, soluble fiber swells with water in the digestive tract and forms a thick, viscous mass.