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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">4576</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url">https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.132223</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>&#13;
	Application of Lepidium sativum Seed Mucilage as a Disintegrant in Pharmaceuticals Formulations: Exploring the Myth vs. the Reality&#13;
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</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kumar</surname><given-names>Mahapatra Abikesh Prasada</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Niraj</surname><given-names>Gupta</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Subodhkant</surname><given-names>Panigrahy</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Basudev</surname><given-names>Paul</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kumar</surname><given-names>Ekambaram Vijay</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>20</day><month>11</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>2)</volume><issue/><fpage>129</fpage><lpage>132</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>&#13;
	Introduction: The uses of Lepidium sativum seed mucilage (LSSM) as a disintegrant in various pharmaceutical formulations were already discussed. Researchers claimed that the different functional properties of the seed mucilage of Lepidium sativum enable it to use as a natural disintegrant. Furthermore, scientific research on the disintegrant activity of the LSSM has revealed that it could be effectively used as an alternative to synthetic disintegrants. However, certain factors restrict its use as a disintegrant on the large scale. Aim: In the current scientific discussion, we technically analyzed the prospective obstacles that limit the use of Lepidium sativum seed mucilage as a natural disintegrant in pharmaceuticals. Discussion: In the present discussion, the real case scenario of the functional use of LSSM as a disintegrant on the large scale in different pharmaceutical formulations was summarized. Diligence effort was given to evaluate the different factors associated with the isolation process as well as the intrinsic functional properties that restrict its use as a disintegrant. Conclusion: In conclusion, we opined that Lepidium sativum seed mucilage (LSSM) can be used as a disintegrant. However, before its use in the pharmaceutical industry on a commercial scale, a lot of research and development must be done.&#13;
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</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Lepidium sativum</kwd><kwd> Seed mucilage</kwd><kwd> Disintegrant</kwd><kwd> Pharmaceutical formulations</kwd><kwd> Pharmaceutical excipient</kwd><kwd> Intrinsic functional properties</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
