Tragacanth gum is a natural binder that helps other ingredients adhere to each other.

To create a mucilage, we combine tragacanth gum powder with water. When in contact with water, it swells slightly and takes on a thicker texture. Tragacanth gum mucilage is commonly used in incense making because it can be combined with incense powders to form a paste, which is then moulded into a cone.

Tragacanth is a group of plants of the genus Astragalus cultivated for their gum. Astragalus gummifer, the most commonly used species for this production, is native to Western Asia.