Properties: White to yellowish white, nearly odorless, free flowing powder. Dispersible in hot or cold water, forming a colloidal solution. Slightly sol in water but not in organic solvents. Water solns are tasteless, odorless, nontoxic, of a pale, translucent gray color, and neutral. Stable to heat. Has five to eight times the thickening power of starch. Water solns may be converted to a gel by small amounts of borax. Aq dispersions are neutral. Cf. "A Comparative Study of Commercially Available Guar Gums" by I. A. Schlakman, A. J. Bartilucci, Drug Stand.
25, 149-154 (1957). LD50 in male, female rats (g/kg): 7.35, 6.77 orally (Graham).
Toxicity data: LD50 in male, female rats (g/kg): 7.35, 6.77 orally (Graham)
Use: In paper sizing; as a protective colloid, stabilizer, thickening and film forming agent for cheese, salad dressings, ice cream, soups; as a binding and disintegrating agent in tablet formulations; in pharmaceutical jelly formulations; in suspensions, emulsions, lotions, creams, toothpastes; in the mining industry as a flocculant, as a filtering agent; in water treatment as a coagulant aid.
Therap-Cat: Adjunct to diet, insulin or oral hypoglycemics in control of diabetes.
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