Tragacanth

Product name: Tragacanth
Botanical Name: Astragalus gummifer (LABILL.)
Applications:
It is used in pharmaceuticals and foods as an emulsifier, thickener, stabilizer, and texturant additive (code E413).
Product Description:
 Tragacanth is a natural gum obtained from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern legumes of the genus Astragalus, including A. adscendens, A. gummifer, and A. tragacanthus. Some of these species are known collectively under the common names "goat's thorn" and "locoweed". The gum is sometimes called "shiraz gum , "gum elect" or "gum dragon". The name derives from tragos and akantha, which means in Greek "goat" and "thorn", respectively. Iran is the biggest producer of the best quality of this gum.