Table 11.3
(continued)
Active constituent
Application
Formulation
type
Drug delivery
type
Model drug
Reference
Sodium alginate and fenugreek seed
mucilage
Mucoadhesive agent
Beads
Oral
MeHCl
Nayak et al.
(2013a, b)
Gellan gum and funugreek seed mucilage
Mucoadhesive agent
Beads
Oral
MeHCl
Nayak and
Pal (2014)
Carboxymethyl fenugreek
galactomannan
Mucoadhesive agent
Beads
Oral
Glimepiride
Bera et al.
(2018)
Fenugreek seed mucilage and hydroxy
propyl methyl cellulose (HPMC)
Bioadhesive and
sustained release layer
Tablet
Oral
Venlafaxine
hydroclhoride
Momin et al.
(2015)
Fenugreek seed mucilage
Matrix forming agent
Tablet
Oral
Propranolol
hydrochloride
Nokhodchi
et al. (2008)
Fenugreek seed mucilage
Matrix forming agent
Oral
lyophilisates
Oral
Meloxicam
Iurian et al.
(2017)
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