FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HAND WASH OF VITEX NEGUNDO
Prince Kumar Pal*, Palash Mandal, Ravi Kumar, Rajesh Sannd, Harjeet Singh, Biresh Kumar Sarkar
ABSTRACT
Hand-washing is very important process in day to day life. Hands are major source through which microbial infections may occur thus proper hand was must be required using appropriate hand wash formulation. Herbs are known to have antimicrobial properties thus utilization of such herbs as antimicrobial agent is a common practice now. Present study involves formulation of herbal hand wash using extract of Vitex negundo. The anti-microbial activity of the prepared hand wash was tested against the skin pathogens like Putida vulgaris, Staphylococcus aerus and Bacillus subtilus using dip-well method. The results of antimicrobial activity were found to be satisfactory. The
results may be attributed to the phytoconstituents present in the extracts. The formulation also evaluated for the quality parameters.
Keywords: Hand-wash, Anti microbial activity, Herbal formulation, Vitex negundo.
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