Abstract

DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL SKIN CREAMS FOR ENHANCED WOUND HEALING

Mr. Ashish R. Jadhav*, Mr. Shounak R. Mande, Mr. Amol A. Ambekar

Abstract

With the development of medical science, wound care is continually changing. Professionals in wound care are still searching for the ideal dressing material since they are up against a number of obstacles. In order to control wounds wound care experts have turned back to the old healing techniques by adopting traditional and alternative medicine due to the advent of multi-resistant organisms and a decline in modern antibiotics. It is really gratifying to see how traditional medicine is being perceived by the public. In this study, creams were created based on an analysis of the effectiveness of plant extracts in treating wounds. Acacia auriculiformis, Turmeric, Tulsi, and Aloe vera were chosen as herbal plants. Alcohol is used to remove certain dried plant components. Utilizing various evaluation techniques, the product's quality was evaluated. The physical characteristics remained unchanged, and the pH was within acceptable limits (about pH 7). During this study period, the formulations demonstrated good consistency, no sign of phase separation, and good spreadability. The viscosity of creams was discovered to be inversely proportional to the rate of shear (rpm), increasing when the rate of shear was decreased. During a stability study conducted for three months at (40) and 75 5% RH) in accordance with ICH guidelines, the creams were found to be stable. From the current study, it can be inferred that creams containing herbal extracts with wound-healing properties can be created and used to provide a skin barrier.

Keywords: Wound healing, Acacia auriculiformis, Turmeric, Aloe vera, Tulsi.