Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF TOPICAL HERBAL GEL FOR LOCAL INFLAMMATION

M. Shaikh*, A. Avalaskar, K. Wadekar, C. Shaha, S. Diwate and S. Shah

ABSTRACT

Plant derived formulations and medicines have recently attracted great population interest towards their resourceful application. Medicinal plants being the richest source of bioactive compounds used in traditional and modern medicine have great significance with respect to formulations made out of ethanopharmacological background. Even in areas where modern medicine is available, the interest on herbal medicines and their utilization have been increasing rapidly in recent years. The present work is to formulate and evaluate the gel formulation of Tridax procumbens extracts. The ethanolic extracts were used for the formulation. After completion of formulation 006E it was evaluated for its physicochemical parameters like colour, odour, pH, spreadability, extrudability, consistency, diffusion study, solubility, washability. Also the formulations were evaluated for its stability at various temperature conditions which shows no change in the irritancy, spreadability and diffusion study. Thus, it could become a media to use the medicinal properties of Tridax procumbens effectively and easily as a formulation forms like gel.

Keywords: Herbal gel, Inflammation, Tridax procumbens extract.