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Melia azedarach gum was obtained from Kwahu Asasraka in the Eastern Region of Ghana and authenticated at the Department of Pharmacognosy, KNUST. Other materials used include paracetamol powder (Shanghai Dumi Biotechnology), tragacanth gum powder (Xiʼan Rongsheng Biotechnology), starch (Jilin COFCO Bio-Chem), and lactose (Xiʼan Rongsheng Biotechnology). All other reagents were of analytical grade and were used as received.