The intent of present review article is to highlight the research work carried out by researchers till date on sesbania species. Special emphasis is given on sesbania gum which is a high molecular weight hydrocolloidal natural polysaccharide composed of galactose and mannose units combined through glycosidic linkages which is obtained from the endosperm of the seeds of various species of sesbania such as S. aculeata (S. Bispinosa), S. grandiflora, etc. The structurally and characteristically sesbania gum is very similar to the guar gum (produced by Cyamopsis tetragonolobus). Guar gum and its derivatives are well explored as pharmaceutical excipient in various conventional as well as novel dosage forms and in other industrial applications, as compared with sesbania gum. Relatively, very less literature is available about the use of sesbania gum as a pharmaceutical excipient and it is investigated in a lesser extent as compared with guar gum, which might be due to lack of adequate information on it. In recent years many researchers showed an immense interest in exploring its structural and functional properties. This review article brings to light structural properties, functional properties and application of various species of sesbania gum. Various parts of the sesbania species are found to have excellent applications in pharmaceuticals due to their medicinal and excipient properties as well as it has many other miscellaneous applications in agriculture, food, paper, printing and textile industries, which are briefly discussed in present article. Many researchers have modified basic structure of sesbania gum by various methods to improve its effectiveness and functional properties for its better utilization in pharmaceuticals as well as other industries.
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