Evaluation of Cassia roxburghii Seed Gum as Binder in Tablet Formulations of Selected Drugs
The purpose of the study was to evaluate cassia roxburghii seed gum powder as binder for paracetamol and diclofenac sodium. Granules of both drugs were prepared by wet granulation method. Two different laboratory developed methods were tried for the isolation of seed mucilage from seed powder. The phytochemical, physico-chemical and microbiological properties were performed on the seed gum and the pre-compression parameters like bulk density, tapped density, angle of repose, carr’s index and hausner’s ratio have shown that paracetamol and diclofenac granules prepared using Cassia roxburghii gum were well within the limits and comparable to those prepared using standard starch paste as binder. The in vitro dissolution study was performed for paracetamol formulations with sodium starch glycolate and the dissolution profile shows all the three formulations met with official specifications. The in vitro dissolution profile shows that drug release decreased in the order, tablets prepared by starch>c.roxburghii defatted>c.roxburghii filtered in both paracetamol and diclofenac formulations. The drug release from tablets prepared by C.roxburghii seed gum was more than 85% in 2 hours and filtered C.roxburghii gum has excellent mechanical, binding and release properties in paracetamol tablet formulations with the addition of sodium starch glycolate as an external disintegrant