As a pharmaceutical excipient binders impart cohesion property
to the powder mix by promoting the formation of strong
cohesive bonds between the particles and improve the flow
property of the granules, hence commonly employed in tablet
formulation for granulation purpose. Being economic, easily
available and nontoxic, natural gums are widely used as a binder
in the tablet formulations. In this study tamarind gum (TG),
xyloglucan extracted out of tamarind gum (XG) and locust bean
gum (LB) were incorporated as a binder in the paracetamol
(PCM) tablets prepared by wet granulation method. Mucilage of
the gums were incorporated and compared with the 10%w/v
starch paste as a binder. Various physicochemical parameters of
the granules and tablets were studied to check the effectiveness
of the binder. Locust bean gum showed significant binding
property compared to tamarind gum and xyloglucan. All three
gums showed comparable release to that of starch paste