Astragalus oleifolius
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fdd9e185b7811001641 |
| Scientific name | Astragalus oleifolius |
| Authority | DC. |
| First published in | Astragalogia: 192 (1802) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Astragalus oleifolius produces tragacanth gum (exudate), a water‑soluble polysaccharide (galacturonic acid, arabinose, xylose) that forms viscous solutions and stable emulsions. The gum is graded (types I–IV) by viscosity, particle size, and ash.
Industrial and craft applications:
The gum is used as a binder in tablet coatings and syrups; as a thickener and stabilizer in adhesives, emulsions, and coatings; as a sizing agent for paper and textiles; and as a microencapsulation matrix for controlled release.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Tragacanth is employed in food systems as a stabilizer and thickener in sauces, dressings, confectionery, and ice cream. Applications rely on high solution viscosity at low concentration, mucoadhesive behavior, and film‑forming properties.
Colorants and tanning:
Not documented for A. oleifolius.
Wood and fiber:
Not documented for A. oleifolius.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
Tragacanth is used in cosmetic and personal‑care formulations as a stabilizer, thickener, and film former in lotions, creams, and gels.
Properties relevant to use:
The gum provides high water‑binding capacity and shear‑thinning rheology, yielding clear, stable solutions over a wide pH range. It exhibits good emulsion stability and forms flexible films with good gloss and adhesion, enabling uses in coatings and encapsulations.
Standards and regulation:
Tragacanth gum conforms to standard specifications (e.g., BP/Ph. Eur. monograph; FAO/WHO; E415 for food use). Product identity and grade are defined by national pharmacopeias and regional feed/food regulations.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Gum is harvested by tapping stem or root exudates of wild populations. Sustainable practice involves limiting tapping intensity, rotating sites, and post‑harvest cleaning to remove bark and foreign matter; however, verified sustainability protocols specific to A. oleifolius are not well documented.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Astragalus aeluropus | Bunge | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 89 (1868) |
| Astragalus deinacanthus | Boiss. | Diagn. Pl. Orient.9: 76 (1849) |
| Astragalus gigantostrobus | Rech.f. & Aellen | Anz. Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl.92: 106 (1955) |
| Astragalus lagonyx | Fisch. | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou26(II): 364 (1853) |
| Astragalus oleifolius var. kurdistanicus | Sirj. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.47: 254 (1939) |
| Tragacantha hasbeyana | (Boiss.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl.2: 945 (1891) |
| Tragacantha lagonyx | (Fisch.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl.2: 945 (1891) |
| Tragacantha aeluropus | (Bunge) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl.2: 942 (1891) |
| Tragacantha leontonyx | (Bunge) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl.2: 946 (1891) |
| Tragacantha lagowskii | (Trautv.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl.2: 945 (1891) |
| Tragacantha gaillardotii | (Boiss.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl.2: 945 (1891) |
| Astragalus leontonyx | Bunge | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 89 (1868) |
| Astragalus nabelekianus | Širj. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.47: 229 (1939) |
| Astragalus gaillardotii | Boiss. | Fl. Orient.2: 375 (1872) |
| Astragalus hasbeyanus | Boiss. | Diagn. Pl. Orient.9: 77 (1849) |
| Astragalus lagowskii | Trautv. | Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg16: 324 (1858) |
| Astragalus louisii | J.Thiébaut | Bull. Soc. Bot. France84: 696 (1937 publ. 1938) |
| Astragalus qatmensis | J.Thiébaut | Bull. Soc. Bot. France84: 696 (1937 publ. 1938) |
| Astragalus sofarensis | J.Thiébaut | Bull. Soc. Bot. France84: 696 (1937 publ. 1938) |
| Astragalus gaziantepicus | D.F.Chamb. & V.A.Matthews | P.H.Davis (ed.), Fl. Turkey3: 171 (1970) |
| Tragacantha oleaefolia | (DC.) Steven | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou4: 269 (1832) |
| Tragacantha deinacantha | (Boiss.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl.2: 944 (1891) |
| Astracantha hasbeyana | (Boiss.) Greuter | Willdenowia15: 425 (1986) |
| Astracantha deinacantha | (Boiss.) Podlech | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München19: 9 (1983) |
| Astracantha gaillardotii | (Boiss.) Podlech | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München19: 11 (1983) |
| Astracantha gaziantepica | (D.F.Chamb. & V.A.Matthews) Podlech | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München19: 11 (1983) |
| Astracantha gigantostrobus | (Rech.f. & Aellen) Podlech | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München19: 11 (1983) |
| Astracantha lagonyx | (Fisch.) Podlech | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München19: 14 (1983) |
| Astracantha lagowskyi | (Trautv.) Podlech | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München19: 14 (1983) |
| Astracantha louisii | (J.Thiébaut) Podlech | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München19: 15 (1983) |
| Astracantha oleifolia | (DC.) Podlech | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München19: 16 (1983) |
| Astracantha qatmensis | (J.Thiébaut) Podlech | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München19: 19 (1983) |
| Astracantha sofarensis | (J.Thiébaut) Podlech | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München19: 20 (1983) |
| Astragalus deinacanthus var. angustifolius | Širj. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.47: 255 (1939) |
| Astragalus deinacanthus subsp. judaicus | Širj. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.47: 255 (1939) |
| Astragalus deinacanthus var. magnistipulatus | Širj. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.47: 254 (1939) |
| Astragalus oleifolius subvar. alexandri | Širj. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.47: 254 (1939) |
| Astragalus oleifolius var. lagowskii | (Trautv.) Širj. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.47: 254 (1939) |
| Astragalus oleifolius subvar. leontonyx | (Bunge) Širj. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.47: 254 (1939) |
| Astragalus oxyphyllus subsp. majusculus | J.Thiébaut | Bull. Soc. Bot. France84: 696 (1937) |
| Astragalus oxyphyllus | Boiss. & Hausskn. | Fl. Orient. 2: 375 (1872) |
| Astragalus pugniformis | Willd. | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1334 (1802) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijani | zeytunyarpaq gəvən |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Caucasus
- Transcaucasus
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Western Asia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Lebanon-Syria
- Palestine
- Turkey
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Caucasus
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000207518 |
| Tropicos | 13026502 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:478955-1 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 596940 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 144133 |
| IPNI | 478955-1 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins / Cucurbitacin glycosides | |||||
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,3R,6S,8R,9S,11S,12S,14S,15R,16R)-15-[(2R,5S)-5,6-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-14-hydroxy-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 162958512 | Click to see CC(CCC(C(C)(C)O)O)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC34C2CC(C5C3(C4)CCC(C5(C)C)OC6C(C(C(CO6)O)O)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)C)C)O | 919.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.019 |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,3S,4S,6S,8S,10S,11S,12S,15R,16R)-4,10-dihydroxy-15-[(2R,5S)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyheptan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 101032513 | Click to see | 817.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1081 |
| (2R,3S,4R,5S)-2-[[(1R,3S,6S,8R,9S,11R,12R,14R,15R,16S)-15-[(2S,5S)-5,6-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-14-hydroxy-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 163186870 | Click to see | 889.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.019 |
| (2S,3S,4R,5S,6S)-2-[[(1R,3S,6R,8R,9S,11R,12S,14R,15S,16S)-15-[(2S,5S)-5,6-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-14-hydroxy-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 163194375 | Click to see | 919.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.019 |
| (2S,3S,4R,5S,6S)-2-[[(1S,3R,6R,8S,9S,11S,12S,14S,15S,16S)-15-[(2S,5S)-5,6-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-14-hydroxy-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 162967631 | Click to see | 787.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.019 |
| [(2S,3S,4S,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-[[(1R,3S,6R,8R,9R,11R,12R,14S,15S,16S)-14-hydroxy-15-[(2S,5S)-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-[(2R,3S,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] acetate | 163013996 | Click to see | 827.00 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)90420-5 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00544-H |
| [(2S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-[[(1S,3R,8S,11S,12S,15R,16R)-14-hydroxy-15-[(2R)-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-[(2R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] acetate | 138114268 | Click to see | 827.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 |
| [(3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-[(3S,6R)-6-[(1S,3S,4S,6S,8S,10S,11S,12S,15R,16R)-4,10-dihydroxy-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-15-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]-2-hydroxy-2-methylheptan-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl] acetate | 102585987 | Click to see | 813.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TET.2008.03.069 |
| [4,5-dihydroxy-2-[[(1S,3R,6S,11S,14S,16R)-14-hydroxy-15-[(5S)-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2-oxapentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecan-6-yl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] acetate | 369514 | Click to see | 829.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-013-0741-8 |
| [4,5-Dihydroxy-2-[[14-hydroxy-15-[5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] acetate | 4872994 | Click to see | 827.00 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81702-1 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00544-H https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)90420-5 |
| 2-[[(1S,3R,8R,11R,12S,15S,16R)-14-hydroxy-15-[(2R)-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-9-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 137706357 | Click to see | 785.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 |
| 2-[[14-Hydroxy-15-[5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-9-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 500122 | Click to see CC1(C(CCC23C1C(CC4C2(C3)CCC5(C4(CC(C5C6(CCC(O6)C(C)(C)O)C)O)C)C)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)C | 785.00 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.019 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCHROMB.2012.10.024 |
| 2-[[15-(5,6-Dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-14-hydroxy-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-9-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 4979431 | Click to see CC(CCC(C(C)(C)O)O)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC34C2CC(C5C3(C4)CCC(C5(C)C)OC6C(C(C(CO6)O)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)C)C)O | 787.00 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.019 https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 |
| 2-[[15-(5,6-Dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-6-[4,5-dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-14-hydroxy-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 72973685 | Click to see | 919.10 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.019 |
| 2-[[15-(5,6-Dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-6-[4,5-dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-14-hydroxy-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 72800277 | Click to see | 889.10 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.019 |
| 2-[[4,10-Dihydroxy-15-[5-hydroxy-6-methyl-6-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyheptan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 85194062 | Click to see | 817.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1081 |
| Astragaloside II | 13996693 | Click to see | 827.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 |
| Astragaloside IV | 13943297 | Click to see CC1(C(CCC23C1C(CC4C2(C3)CCC5(C4(CC(C5C6(CCC(O6)C(C)(C)O)C)O)C)C)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)C | 785.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 |
| Cyclocanthoside E | 21633193 | Click to see | 787.00 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.019 https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 |
| Macrophyllosaponin B | 5352118 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CC(C34CC35CCC6(C(CCC6(C5C(CC4C2(C)C)O)C)C(C)CCC(C(C)(C)O)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)C)O)O)O)O | 771.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TET.2008.03.069 |
| Macrophyllosaponin C | 5352119 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CC(C34CC35CCC6(C(CCC6(C5C(CC4C2(C)C)O)C)C(C)CCC(C(C)(C)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)O)C)O)O)O)O | 801.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TET.2008.03.069 |
| Macrophyllosaponin D | 5352120 | Click to see | 903.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TET.2008.03.069 |
| Oleifolioside A | 101741785 | Click to see CC(CCC(C(C)(C)O)O)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC34C2CC(C5C3(C4)CCC(C5(C)C)OC6C(C(C(CO6)O)O)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)C)C)O | 889.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 |
| Oleifolioside B | 101741786 | Click to see | 919.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200545195 |
| OleifoliosideA | 163100983 | Click to see | 889.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.04.019 |
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