Formulation and Analyzation of Murraya Koenigii Herbal Antimicrobial Cream
Mane Snehal S, Ubale Amol T, Mane Yogita L, Jadhav Shewata R, Pawar Neha V, Shinde Asha S, Jasmine H. Bagwan, Monika Y. Waydande, DOI : 10.37591/RRJoDFDP
[This article belongs to Research & Reviews: A Journal of Drug Formulation, Development and Production(rrjodfdp)]
Keywords
Murraya koenigii, Wound healing, Treat burning, AND CURE boils, Eruptions, Antimicrobial, SKIN cream.
Abstract
A person’s skin is a crucial indicator of their overall health. Everyone experiences skin issues from time to time in their lives. Wrinkles, acne, pimples, dark spots, hypersensitivity, and atopic dermatitis are some of the ways they might manifest. The aim of this project was to formulate the herbal cream for the purpose of the moisturising, cooling, cure inflammation, itching, skin eruptions, persistent boils, wound healing, antimicrobial, and treatment of various diseases of the skin. In this project work atempt has been made to formulate herbal skin cream using murraya koenigi (curry leaves) powder. Curry leaves are a plant that has a wide range of traditional medical use. it is having vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin B2, calcium and it is rich in many minerals such as Iron, zinc, copper. M. koenigii has many applications in traditional medicine and has been used widely in Indian food for millennia. The herb is supposed to have tonic and stomachic properties. Bark and roots serve as stimulants and can be administered topically to cure animal bites and breakouts. Green leafy vegetables, when raw, are used to cure vomiting, diarrhea, and dysentery. Furthermore, historically, leaves and roots have been used as analgesics, bitters, anthelmintics, and to cure leucoderma, blood disorders, inflammation, and itching. Many thorough scientific studies are currently being conducted to see whether the whole plant or particular parts of it may be used in different extract forms to treat different types of illnesses. Numerous active components possessing medicinal properties have been recognized and explained. This plant is supposed to have cholesterol-lowering, anti-oxidative, cytotoxic, antimicrobial, and antibacterial qualities.
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