Abstract

PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL GEL CONTAINING EXTRACT OF CURCUMA LONGA AND THUJA OCCIDENTALIS

Sonalika Rana* and Ashutosh Badola

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Abstract

As a source of several beneficial secondary metabolites that work as a plant's defence system against predators including microorganisms, insects, and herbivores and have been shown to be potentially active chemicals, plant-based medicines provide a significant addition to current treatments. Due to the microorganisms' resistance to antibiotics, or simply because any antibiotic's useful life is brief, there is a sharp surge in the hunt for antimicrobial plant extracts. The goal of the current work was to create herbal gel formulations with alcoholic extracts of Thuja occidentalis and Curcuma longa. The hydroalcoholic extracts of the herbs Curcuma longa and Thuja occidentalis were combined with the polymer carbopol 934 to create herbal gels, which were then tested for physicochemical characteristics like pH, washability, extrudability, spreadability, and viscosity. The gel activity of the formulations (HG F1 - HG F4) was evaluated. The gels were found to be stable and non-irritating by the results.

Keywords: Washability, Extrudability, Spreadability, Curcuma longa and Thuja occidentalis.