A REVIEW ON ARGEMONE MEXICANA NANOEMULSION

Sandhiya P.*, T. Akelesh and W.D. Sam Solomon

ABSTRACT

Argemone mexicana is a wildly growing weed adapted well to harsh condition. The entire plant is used to treat asthma. The sap (cut ends) of the stem is used in the treatment of toothache. In African nations the leaves are used for cosmetic purposes. In India, minute quantity of the seeds is mixed with mustard oil to increase the pungency, but above the minimal quantity of the seed is considered as adulteration. But every organism created by mother nature has it’s value. Nothing is useless. Argemone- argemos means white spot or cataract, which the plant was believed to cure. Hence the entire plant was collected dried and extract of the same was tested for the treatment of eye infections by using self- nano emulsifying drug delivery system. It’s a novel drug delivery system that is applicable for the parenteral, ophthalmic, intranasal, and cosmetic drug delivery system. The current review demonstrates the preparation, mechanism of self -nano emulsification, biopharmaceutical aspects, characterization, methods and application of self- nano emulsifying drug delivery system.

Keywords: Argemone mexicana, Nano-Emulsion, Self-Nano emulsifying drug delivery system.