Colour and spreadability of Neem (Azadirachta Indica A. juss) ointment and cream formulations

International Conference on Innovative Technology, Engineering and Sciences 2018

工业技术;自然科学

Zawiyyah, Azierah^1 ; Anuar, Mohd Shamsul^1

Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor

43400, Malaysia^1

关键词: Azadirachta indica;    Care products;    Herbal plants;    Spreadability;    Storage temperatures;    Therapeutic potentials;    Traditional medicines;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/342/1/012014/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/342/1/012014

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Herbal plants are a major source of raw material for traditional medicines. Recently there has been an increase of interest to study the therapeutic potential of herbal plants as herbal care products. In this study, a preliminary study on the formulation of neem (Azadirachta Indica) ointment and cream have been conducted. The neem leaves were extracted and formulated into ointment and cream. The raw neem extract is added into the ointment and cream bases at four different concentrations (0% w/w, 0.5% w/w, 1% w/w and 2% w/w) and stored at three different storage temperatures (4°C, 25°C and 45°C). The semambu ointment and cream formulated were evaluated in terms of their colour and spreadability. It has been found that the extract content and storage temperature influence the colour and spreadability of the formulated neem ointment and cream.