Author S. Maru, Sudarshan Singh, Shree H. N. Shukla
Mucilages are complex polymeric substances that are carbohydrates in nature and have garnered considerable interest in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries for their functional, health, and nutritional benefits, polysaccharide macromolecules that form intricate molecular networks capable of retaining large amounts of water, making them a potential source of natural hydrocolloids that provide a substantial thickening effect that is desirable for the chemical and cosmetic industries, polysaccharides have medicinal attributes such us wound, burn, and ulcer healing, as well as antidiabetic and antiglycation effects, other mucilage applications include its use in foods as a stabilizer, flavoring agent, fat substitute, and edible coating to extend the useful life of fruit, biological activities, including antiviral, antibacterial, laxative, radiation protection, wound healing, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, antiallergic, and immunostimulatory effects, among others, have been attributed to the aloe vera mucilage (AV mucilage)
