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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 92. Chapters: Silicon dioxide, Sugar, Calcium carbonate, Sorbitol, Cellulose, Starch, Benzoic acid, Polyvinylpyrrolidone, Gelatin, Acacia, Sodium dodecyl sulfate, Lactose, Talc, Succinic acid, Acetophenone, Shellac, Polyethylene glycol, Activated carbon, Acetylcysteine, Titanium dioxide, Propylene glycol, Acetone, Purified water, Thiomersal, Xylitol, Mannitol, Gum arabic, Hypromellose, Methyl cellulose, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Acesulfame potassium, 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, Iron(II, III) oxide, Oleic acid, Excipient, Denatured alcohol, Alginic acid, Calcium phosphate, Magnesium stearate, Allantoin, Polysorbate 20, Maltitol, Methylpyrrolidone, Macrogol, DDAIP, Hydroxypropyl cellulose, Triacetin, Croscarmellose sodium, Triethyl citrate, Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone, Cremophor EL, Feed additive, Humectant, Liquid paraffin, Plaga. Excerpt: Acacia ( or ) is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not. They are pod-bearing, with sap and leaves typically bearing large amounts of tannins and condensed tannins that historically in many species found use as pharmaceuticals and preservatives. The generic name derives from (akakia), the name given by early Greek botanist-physician Pedanius Dioscorides (ca. 40-90) to the medicinal tree A. nilotica in his book Materia Medica. This name derives from the Greek word for its characteristic thorns, (akis, thorn). The species name nilotica was given by Linnaeus from this tree's best-known range along the Nile river. Acacias are also known as thorntrees, whistling thorns or wattles, including the yellow-fever acacia and umbrella acacias. The genus Acacia previously contained rou...
