Abstract

A REVIEW - TYPES OF NATURAL EXCIPIENTS

Maninder Kaur*, Abhishek, Sonpreet Kaur, Ajeet Pal Singh and Amar Pal Singh

ABSTRACT

Medical science is becoming advance due to their developments and researches for discovered the various formulations those are used in treatment for various types of diseases. In pharmaceutical word „Excipients‟ are major part of formulations because these are used in combination with active pharmaceutical ingredients in formulation of dosage forms. Any dosage forms cannot be formulated without the use of excipients. In pharmaceutical industries mostly natural excipients are preferred because they are safe and non toxic as compare to synthetic. Natural excipients are plant or plant based substances obtained from different parts of plants with the help of different extraction methods. Due to origin from plants or natural source they don‟t provide any side effects and the excipients are not provided any therapeutic effects when use in formulations of dosage form. Natural excipients are used in pharmaceutical formulation as binders, diluents, lubricants, glidants, Disintegrants, coatings agents, coloring, flavorings, sweetners and preservatives etc.

Keywords: Natural excipients, Active pharmaceutical ingredients, Pharmaceutical formulation, Disintegrants, Binders, Diluents.