Formulation and evaluation of herbal ointment using Emblica officinalis extract

Abstract

Herbal medicine prepare various part of plant are used like flower, leaves, seeds, root etc. Instead off an herbal drug is design as the alternative formulation for the external use in the form of ointment. For the medicinal use the herbal ointment apply externally on human body. The main aims of this research are preparation of herbal ointment from the Emblica officinalis plants the antibacterial activity. Under this research work, it is design as herbal ointment with the help of methanolic extract of Emblica officinalis and determines the anti-bacterial capacity on it. In vitro study the antibacterial activity of the methanolic extracts of dried leaves of Emblica officinalis are determine by using the Agar cup plate method versus different bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa etc. By blending the methanolic extract of Emblica officinalis (10 % w/w) into aqueous cream we formulated herbal ointment. The emulsifying agent and simple ointment bases are added in above herbal ointment for increase the antibacterial effectiveness during in vitro evaluation. The herbal ointment is also better in comparison to a commercial brand of Gentamicin ointment. Emblica officinalis (Family Euphorbiaceae) are broadly used in traditional system of medicine throughout different part of India. It is used in the treatment of cold, anemia, dysentery, fever, gravel, sores. It is very important to standardize the plant part pharmacognostically for its utilization in different formulation. The current study deals with the determination of formulation and evaluation of herbal ointment using Emblica officinalis extract.