FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF POLY HERBAL HAND WASH
Department of Pharmacognosy, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Pharmacy, Tirupathi-517102, Andhra Pradesh, India
AVS Praveen Kumar
Department of Pharmacognosy, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Pharmacy, Tirupathi-517102, Andhra Pradesh, India
S Mohanalakshmi
Department of Pharmacognosy, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Pharmacy, Tirupathi-517102, Andhra Pradesh, India
S Prathyusha
Department of Pharmacognosy, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Pharmacy, Tirupathi-517102, Andhra Pradesh, India
Hand-washing is critical in food production, food service and also important in homes and day care preparations. To avoid the adverse effects like itching, irritation, dermatitis etc., of the synthetic hand wash formulations an attempt has been made to formulate a poly herbal hand wash using extracts of Sida cardifolia, Azadirachta indica, aloe vera gel and lemon juice. The anti-microbial activity of the prepared poly herbal hand wash was tested against the skin pathogens like Putida vulgaris, Staphylococcus aerus, Bacillus subtilus and its efficiency was verified using dip-well method and the results obtained were compared with the commercially available hand wash. The results from dip well method shown that the hand wash prepared from methanol extract of the combined plant material have greater activity than the commercially available hand wash. The better activity of the prepared formulation may be due to the combined activity of phytoconstituents present in the extracts. The results from the present work support the incorporation and utilization of herbs in the formulations to give better effect.
2 , 2 , 2012
39 - 43
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