Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF MEDICATED HERBAL DUSTING POWDER

Bindurani L.G.P. Ram* and Sachin A. Fegade

ABSTRACT

The objective of the research work was to formulate and evaluate polyherbal dusting powder and comparative study with chemical dusting powder. In present study the dusting powder was formulated and prepared by the mixing all the ingredients together in mortar- pestle. The prepared dusting powder was then evaluated for various parameters such as physical characteristics (color, odor, grittiness, appearance), solubility, pH, micromeritic properties such as particle size, surface area, density (bulk, tapped), angle of repose, Carr’s index, Hausner’s ratio, volume (bulk, tapped). It was tested for anti-microbial activity against micro- organisms like Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The mix culture of above two micro- organisms were used for the microbiological assay by well diffusioncup plate method. These antimicrobial products were tested on the basis of pathogenesis caused by different micro-organisms. The formulation was found to be specifically effective against microbial strains. The mainly herbs were highly active against all the micro-organisms namely E. coli and S. aureus. We conclude that the formulation of polyherbal dusting powder was effective in antimicrobial activity and should be explored in the treatment of various topical skin diseases.

Keywords: Dusting powder, Antimicrobial activity, Polyherbal, Skin diseases, Wound healing.