Tragacanth (Astragalus gummifer) is a shrub that grows in areas of the Middle East. The sap-like material (resin) of the bark is used to make medicine. Tragacanth contains chemicals that stimulate ...

Binders, the solution into which pigments are mixed so that they might be spread, were gums—gum Arabic and gum tragacanth. Paintings were kept in the palace in a dry picture storeroom, piled on stone ...

Here's a closer look to help you make an informed decision. Gond, also known as edible gum or tragacanth gum, is a resin ...

As you chew, the sweetener and flavoring dissolve in your saliva and spreads over your tongue. Yum! Eventually most of the sweetener and flavoring slide down your throat with your saliva and the great ...

In the 2000 movie Bounce, Gwyneth Paltrow's character, Abby, explains that she really isn't a smoker at heart, but has started puffing on cigarettes to help her get off the nicotine gum to which ...

To get a literal sense of this, visitors at the Clos Lucé can smell olfactive ingredients such as rosebuds, gum tragacanth, ...

British designer Anna Bullus is on a mission to recycle chewing gum into useful objects, cleaning up our streets in the process. More than £14bn is spent on chewing gum around the world each year ...

Chef Grégoire Michaud of cult bakery brand Grégoire Michaud lists out his favourite spots for egg tarts in Hong Kong.

Gum disease is a common issue for many adults, possibly causing red or bleeding gums. Treatment may involve cleaning bacteria from under the gums and maintaining good dental hygiene at home ...

The William Wrigley Jr. Company was founded in 1891 to sell soap and baking powder. It started packaging gum with its baking powder the following year and the company reorganized itself as the gum ...

But what about the “base” listed on the back of some chewing and bubble gum packets? It’s the second ingredient in many brands’ offerings, but its name is pretty vague. BBC Science Focus ...