Formulation & Comparative Evaluation of Polyherbal Preparations for Their Disinfectant Effects
Journal Title: The International Journal of Therapeutics - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: The essential oils and extracts from several plant species can be used for their disinfectant properties for eliminating microorganisms related to skin, dental caries and food spoilage, including gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, fungi and viruses. Objective: To test different prepared formulations for the comparative disinfectant efficacy. Methodology: The leaf and bark extracts of the plants Cassia fistula, Ficus religiosa, Milletia pinnata and Wendlandia thyrsoidea were subjected to antimicrobial screening. The extracts that exhibited maximum antimicrobial effect were used to prepare the cream, gel, hand wash, sanitizer and soap formulations. The prepared formulations were tested for their disinfectant efficacy by various methods such as Hand wash method, Degerming method, Ditch plate method and Rideal Walker coefficient methods. Results: Results showed that all the formulations exhibited significant disinfectant properties among which the sanitizer and soap exhibited maximum disinfectant effect which was comparable with the commercially available market preparations. Conclusions: The study concluded that plant extracts exhibits good antimicrobial activity and the prepared formulations exhibited good disinfectant efficacy, as well when evaluated by various disinfectant testing methods.
Authors and Affiliations
Zeeshan Afsar, Dr. Salma Khanam, Syed Aamir
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