Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 6

Formulation and evaluation of polyherbal hair gel

  • Author:
  • Vaishnavi Populwar1,*, Preeti Mehta2, Nilima Shinde1, Dattatray Dhebe1
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 2618 to 2622

1B Pharmacy, Navsahyadri Institute of Pharmacy, Naigaon, Nasrapur, Pune, 412213, Maharashtra, India

2Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Navsahyadri Institute of Pharmacy, Naigaon, Nasrapur, Pune, 412213, Maharashtra, India

*Corresponding Author E-mail: vaishnavipopulwar2001@gmail.com

Online published on 24 April, 2025.

Abstract

In the past couple of decades, there has been extraordinary development in field of herbal medicine. The extract of different parts of plant showed promising pharmacological action. One of these herbs named Tridax procumbens contains numerous pharmacological properties; it goes about as wound healing, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and anti-fungal. In the present research work an attempt was made to prepare the polyherbal hair gel containing petroleum ether extract of Tridax procumbens and Eclipta alba. The prepared formulation showed good physicochemical characteristics and excellent absorption capacity. The formulated polyherbal hair gel containing petroleum ether extract of Tridax procumbens and Eclipta alba leaves showed good antifungal activity against Candida albicans.

Keywords

Antifungal activity, Eclipta alba, Herbal extract, Polyherbal hair gel, Tridax procumbens