Vidya N. Dange, Snehal R. Dinde, Ankush R. Doiphode, Sneha M. Dhavane, Birappa A. Dudhal, Shubhangi J. Shid
Department of Pharmaceutics, Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, Dist. Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
Akshay R. Yadav
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, Dist. Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Gel Containing Lantana Camara for Management of Acne Vulgaris
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Abstract
The present research was aim to formulate and evaluate the herbal gel containing Lantana Camara leaf extract. Extracts of plant were incorporated into a gel base and evaluated for its physicochemical properties such as pH, viscosity, spreadability etc. The physicochemical evaluation of the developed formulation showed no lumps, had uniform colour dispersion and from any fibre and particle. It was also observed to have easy washablity and good spreadability. The antimicrobial activity for Lantana Camara using disc diffusion method was carried out. The antibacterial study of the developed formulation showed dose/concentration proposed inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermis. The results concluded that the extract of Lantana Camara is an appropriate formulation for the topical therapy of acne vulgaris