Sunlight mainly comprises of ultraviolet radiation which is mainly classified into 3 types, by its wavelength : UVA, UVB & UVC. UV radiation is well known to exert a variety of deleterious effects on human skin. It is therefore desirable to promote a UV protective product that is completely herbal in origin & minimize the harmful side-effects of chemical sunscreens. The aim of this work was to study the UV absorption ability of various extracts of Garcinia indica Choisy. seeds as an anti-solar agent. Extracts were prepared using the following solvent mixtures:- Water : methanol (2:5), water : ethanol (1:1), Ethyl acetate and Petroleum Ether. The former two Hydroalcoholic extracts were prepared by maceration and the later two were prepared by Soxhlet method. Preliminary test on the extracts indicated the presence of flavonoids. UV spectroscopy showed that all the extracts, excluding Petroleum Ether extract, are UV broad spectrum extracts & can effectively absorb UV radiation in the range of 200- 400 nm. Very good absorbance of 0.9 and 0.7 in UVB region was shown by Hydromethanolic extract and Ethyl acetate extract respectively which might be due to flavonoids.
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