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.
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