Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF POLYHERBAL ANTIFUNGAL MEDICATED SOAP FOR SKIN DISEASES

Anuroop U.P.*, Aminath Hanna K.B., Ayshath Fousiya Kallatra and Farhana Yasmin

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Abstract

Piper betel and Aloe vera is a popular medicinal plant in Asia. These Plants have been used as a traditional medicine to treat various dermatological conditions. It is highly abundant and inexpensive, therefore promoting further research and industrialization development, including in the food and pharmaceutical industries. This current review showed that betel leaves and stem extract, Aloe vera juice soap could inhibit fungal growth and kill various fungal species. The zone of inhibition indicated fungicidal and fungistatic effects. The present study highlights the formulation and evaluation of polyherbal soap using the aqueous extract of Piper betel leaf and stem powder and Aloe vera juice. The constituents of the plants have been demonstrated to exhibit antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant properties. Herbal soap ingredients Aloe vera juice, piper betel, glycerin, coconut oil, sodium hydroxide were used, and different formulations of soap were prepared. The evaluation of antifungal activity of F1, F2, F3, F4 were carried out by disc diffusion method. From the evaluation studies the soap containing 1g betel extract and 1g Aloe vera juice (F4) were found to be most active. Aloe vera gel increases the foam retention of the formulated soap.

Keywords: Anti-fungal, Piper betel, Aloe vera, Aq. Extract, Medicated Soap.