Abstract

BUTEA MONOSPERMA A VALUABLE INGREDIENT IN COSMETICS: A REVIEW

Homeshwari Gadhave* and Prachi Lakhe

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Abstract

Herbal cosmetics are more popular due to its efficacy, ease of availability, low cost, and lack of side effects. Butea monosperma (BM) belonging to the family fabaceae is a widely known herbal plant which is a moderate sized deciduous tree grown wildly in many parts of india it is also known as flame of forest commonly known as palash. It contains phytoconstituents like butin, butein, isobutrin, coreopsin, isocoreopsin, sulphurein, monospermoside and isomonospermoside, chalcones, aurones, flavonoids (palasitrin, prunetin) and steroids, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, amino acids, glycosides, steroids etc. The plant is highly uses by the rural and tribal people in curing various ailment. Almost all parts of plant are used in the form of extract, juice, infusion, powder and gum. Different part of plant extract of butea monosperma (palash) shows various cosmeceutical activities. This review focuses on butea monosperma having cosmeceutical potential such as antifungal, antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antioxidant activity, natural colouring agent, sun protecting factor (SPF).

Keywords: antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, butea monosperma, SPF.