Philip F. Builders

Intrinsic and Functional Properties of a Gelling Gum from Dioclea reflexa: A Potential Pharmaceutical Excipient

Philip F. Builders, Chukwuemeka C. Mbah & Anthony A. Attama · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2012

Aims: Dioclea reflexa Hook F., is a woody vine widely distributed within tropical Africa and South America, in Nigeria flour prepared from the seeds is used as a soup thickener. The objectives of this study were to extract and modify the native gum from the seeds of D. reflexa, a...