Okra mucilage act as a potential binder for the preparation of tablet formulation

The present study was carried out with an aim of studying the ability of polysaccharide extracted from Abelmoschus esculentus (AE) to be used as a Binder in Drug delivery systems. Keeping in view the aim, the natural mucilaginous substances were collected from AE by Ethanol precipitation method and were undergone identification tests, quantitative determination of pectin by Carbazole tests and identification tests were carried out by FT-IR. After extraction of the mucilage these were used as a binder in various concentrations in the preparation of paracetamol tablet.