Gum Information

Gum is a protective substance stored by many plants used to protect sites where the bark has been damaged. Gums form a barier (instead of the bark) to protect the cambium layer which is responsible for the growth and repair of structural parts of the plant. This is often seen as a gummy exudate produced by many plants when the bark is damaged.

Mucilages and Gums (Polysaccharides): Widely present in the plant kingdom these substances are hydrophilic, being able to attract and bind with a volume of water that far exceeds the mass of the gum or mucilage.

Apart from their propensity to attract water, Mucilages and Gums are virtually inert and also almost fully indigestible. Generally the small amount of digestion that happens extracts very little sugar and no noteworthy pharmacological effect.

Because of this neutrality and indigestibility their value if ingested is that they are demulcent - which means that they coat and protect the lining of the gastric tract, if applied externally they are emollient - which means that they coat and protect the skin.

Gum constituent is present in:
Medicinally Significant volume	Minor volume Gum is present in small quantities which may not be enough to be a significant dosage for medicinal purposes or Gum is not the major constituent of this plant/herb

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