Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF NANOEMULSION COMPRISING OF BERBERIS ARISTATA AND CROTON TIGLIUM AS EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR TINEA CAPITIS FUNGAL INFECTION

Pramod A. Patil*, Hemant S. Kandle, Ganesh Sarjerao Shelke, Pravin Tanaji Sathe, Vinayak Yashwant Rohile and Sayali Shivaji Chougule

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Abstract

Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal hair follicle infection in the scalp. The disease usually caused by dermatophytes in the genera Trichophyton and Microsporum that attack the hair shaft. The present study is based on formulation of nanoemulsion containing extracts of Berberis aristata and Croton tiglium as effective treatment to treat the Tinea captis fungal infection. Presently no such effective treatment is available in the market to treat the mentioned infectious disease. The nanoemulsion additionally offers several benefits like better penetration and bioavailability for transdermal application.

Keywords: Tinea capitis, Nanoemulsion, Berberis aristata and Croton tiglium.