FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL CREAM USING PEEL EXTRACT OF PAPAYA AND RED DRAGON FRUIT
K. Nagaraja*, Rashmi Bagri, Manisha Sharma, S. Sneha and N. Joel Paul
ABSTRACT
The aim of the study is to formulate and evaluate the herbal cream using peel extract of papaya (Carica papaya) and red dragon (Hylocereus polyrhizus). The papaya and red dragon fruit peel extract were obtained by maceration process using the ethanol as solvent. Phytochemical characteristics of ethanolic extract of papaya and red dragon was done. The formulation of herbal cream showed good spread ability, no phase separation, good consistency during this study period. Antibacterial activity of the peel extracts was observed against the Escherichia coli (gram negative bacteria) and Streptococcus (gram positive bacteria). The antibacterial activity was done by agar cup plate method also called cylinder plate method. The result shows the combination of papaya and red dragon fruit peel cream having strong antibacterial activity against the E. coli and Streptococcus bacteria.
Keywords: Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory.
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