Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 1

Sun Protective activity of the hydroalchoholic extracts of two Medicinal Flowers

  • Author:
  • S.B. Patil1,, M. Y. Lende1, V. S. Thakur1, N.S. Naikwade1, C.S. Magdum2, R. D. Bendgude3
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 37 to 38

1Department of Pharmacology, Appasaheb Birnale College of Pharmacy, South Shivaji Nagar, Sangli, Maharashtra, India – 416 416

2Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, Sangli, Maharashtra, India

3SVERI'S College of Pharmacy, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India

*Corresponding author E-mail: sandeep_pharmacology@rediffmail.com

Online published on 19 June, 2014.

Abstract

Sunscreens are chemicals that provide protection against the adverse effects of solar and in particular UV radiation. In this present study UV absorption ability of flowers evaluated from flowers of Thunburgia alata Linn, Abutilon indicum Linn. Extracts were prepared by maceration with a mixture of distilled water and methanol (1:1). The method is performed by UV spectrophotomety in the range of 200 to 400 nm and results of all the extracts shows effective UV absorption in the given range.

Keywords

UV protective, Thunburgia alata Linn, Abutilon indicum Linn, hydroalcoholic