60EVALUATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF COCHLOSPERUM VITIFOLIUM SEED MUCILAGEThe present study was undertaken to isolate and evaluate mucilage from the seeds of Cochlosperum vitifolium Linn and explore its use as a pharmaceutical excipient. Various methods of mucilage extraction were tried and simple, economical and optimum method was developed. Physicochemical properties of Cochlosperum seed mucilage such as pH, Swelling index, Bulk and Tapped Densities, Carr's Index and Hausner’s Ratio, Viscosity, Angle of Repose were studiednaik.as@gmail.comResearch422014Cochlosperum vitifolium,Mucilage,Natural excipientV. Padmaja,M.C.Eshwar,AS.NaikVaagdevi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India,Anurag College of Pharmacy, Kodad, Andhra Pradesh, India,Sathavahana university Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India