Osmund starch (mucilage)

Traditional use

Polysaccharide

Mechanism of Action

High-molecular-weight mucilaginous carbohydrate released from the rhizome when soaked

Research Notes

Royal FernWestern

Forms a soothing gel used for coughs, diarrhea, and bowel complaints in traditional European medicine.

Found In 1 Herb

Royal Fern

Western

3D Molecular Structure

Polysaccharide

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Osmund starch (mucilage)

PolysaccharideComplex carbohydrate polymers that modulate immune response

Representative pattern: (C₆H₁₀O₅)ₙ

Atoms

Carbon

Oxygen

Related Compounds (Polysaccharide)

Achyranthes polysaccharides(1)Angelica polysaccharides (ASP)(1)Beta-glucan(1)Dendrobium polysaccharides(1)Glucomannan(1)Gynostemma polysaccharides(1)Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP)(1)Mucilage(7)Mucilage (arabinogalactan polysaccharides)(1)Mucilage polysaccharides(3)Mucilage polysaccharides (arabinogalactans, rhamnogalacturonans)(1)Mucilaginous polysaccharides(4)

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