| Botanical Name | Astragalus sarcocolla Dymock | Origin | Iran |
| Family & Genus | Fabaceae, Astragalus genus | Parts of Plant | Resin |
| Agriculture | Conventional | Manufacturing Method | Direct collection |
| Appearance | Creamy white to reddish-brown brittle granules with vitreous fracture | Odour | Very faint dry resinous scent, nearly neutral with no strong aroma |
| Specific Components | sarcocollin as key marker; major fraction water-soluble polysaccharides, plus sterols, flavonoids, tannins and minor terpenoid | ||
Sarcocolla Gum
Sarcocolla Gum, also known as Anzaroot, is dried gummy exudate from wounded branches of thorny shrub Astragalus sarcocolla Dymock of Fabaceae. Its name derives from ancient Greek, meaning “flesh glue”. It originates from arid rocky highlands of Iran, Central Asia, Pakistan and northwest India, and is a classical wound-healing material in Unani and Ayurvedic systems. The drought-resistant spiny shrub yields gum in dry season. Composed of water-soluble polysaccharides plus minor resin fraction, it differs from standard tragacanth. Historically applied in wound plasters, ophthalmic preparations, adhesives and antique incense. Nowadays it is mainly supplied as herbal antibacterial raw material and rarely used in perfumery.
