Current Issue : October - December Volume : 2013 Issue Number : 4 Articles : 7 Articles
Polysaccharides present in several seaweeds (Kappaphycus alvarezii, Calliblepharis jubata, and Chondrus crispusââ?¬â?Gigartinales,\r\nRhodophyta; Gelidium corneum and Pterocladiella capillaceaââ?¬â?Gelidiales, Rhodophyta; Laurencia obtusaââ?¬â?Ceramiales,\r\nRhodophyta; Himanthalia elongata, Undaria pinnatifida, Saccorhiza polyschides, Sargassum vulgare, and Padina pavonicaââ?¬â?\r\nPhaeophyceae, Ochrophyta) are analyzed by spectroscopic techniques. The nature of the polysaccharides (with extraction and\r\nwithout any type of extraction) present in these seaweeds was determined with FTIR-ATR and FT-Raman analysis of extracted\r\nphycocolloids and ground dry seaweed....
Background.The use of acupuncture for cosmetic purposes has gained popularity worldwide. Facial cosmetic acupuncture (FCA)\r\nis applied to the head, face, and neck. However, little evidence supports the efficacy and safety of FCA.We hypothesized that FCA\r\naffects facial elasticity by restoring resting mimetic muscle tone through the insertion of needles into the muscles of the head, face,\r\nand neck. Methods.This open-label, single-arm pilot study was implemented at Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong from\r\nAugust through September 2011. Participants were women aged 40 to 59 years with a Glogau photoaging scale III. Participants\r\nreceived five treatment sessions over three weeks. Participants were measured before and after FCA. The primary outcome was the\r\nMoire topography criteria.The secondary outcome was a patient-oriented self-assessment scale of facial elasticity. Results. Among\r\n50 women screened, 28 were eligible and 27 completed the five FCA treatment sessions. A significant improvement after FCA\r\ntreatment was evident according to mean change in Moire topography criteria (from 1.70 �± 0.724 to 2.26 �± 1.059, P < 0.0001). The\r\nmost common adverse event was mild bruising at the needle site. Conclusions. In this pilot study, FCA showed promising results as\r\na therapy for facial elasticity. However, further large-scale trials with a controlled design and objective measurements are needed....
The purpose of present study was to evaluate the sun protection factor (SPF) of methanolic extract of flowers and leaves of Azadirachta indica by ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy method. Methanolic extract of flowers and leaves of Azadirachta indica having concentration 200μg/ml were prepared and the SPF values were evaluated by UV spectroscopy. In this study, it was found that methanolic extract of leaves of Azadirachta indica have SPF value about 1.47658±0.006748 and methanolic extract of flowers of Azadirachta indica have SPF value about 1.3565±0.010351. So, it shows that the methanolic extract of flowers and leaves of Azadirachta indica may absorb the UV radiation and possess good sun protection activity against UV radiation. These results show that active components responsible for ultraviolet absorption may be isolated from plant Azadirachta indica and used in sunscreens to give better protection against sun....
The aim of this study was to formulate an anti acne herbal cream containing various herbs and to compare the efficacy of Piper nigrum and piperine against the Propionibacterium acne and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Three types of creams are formulated namely F1 to F3. All the formulations were evaluated for various parameters like pH, viscosity, acid value, saponification value, irritation and antibacterial activity. The formulation F3 which containing piperine shows highest antibacterial activity....
Background: Tretinoin is one of the commonly used medications in treatment of skin aging symptoms. However, its topical\r\napplication leads to local irritation at the application site which often limits its tolerability by patients. Solid lipid\r\nnanoparticles (SLN) have been developed as an alternative carrier system to emulsions with several advantages such as\r\npossibility of controlled drug release, drug targeting and increased drug stability.\r\nMethods: In this study, we formulated SLN with hot high pressure homogenization technique. For all formulations the lipid\r\nphase was dispersed in water containing 1- 3% nonionic surfactant at 750C and a premix was formed by homogenizing in an\r\nIKA Ultra Turrax high-speed stirrer followed by an IKA high pressure homogenizer. We applied 3, 5, 7 and 9 cycles at\r\npressure range of 250-1000 bars. The z-average and zeta potential was analyzed by Malvern Zetasizer ZEN 3600.\r\nResults: The property of the particles depends on the amount of surfactant, production pressure and the number of\r\nhomogenization cycles. The best formulation which was stable for two years contained 10% cetyl palmitate as a lipid, 2%\r\ntego care 450 as a surfactant and 88% water at 1000 bars (5 cycles) with z-average of 140�±5 nm.\r\nConclusion: The in vitro release studies showed that SLN containing tretinoin has prolonged profile as compared to\r\ncommercially available tretinoin creams. It appears that the prolong release profile sustains permeation and absorption of\r\ntretinoin and also provides skin tolerability....
Shampoos are used by everyone to keep their hair clean and nice. Now a days, the whole world there is turn to return towards the use of herbal products. The present review is an attempt to make people aware of plants used in formulation of herbal shampoo, their uses and effectiveness. The aim of preparing herbal shampoo is to eliminate synthetic materials from shampoo formulation and substitute them with a safe natural product. There are large numbers of plants which are reported to have beneficial effects on hair and are commonly used in shampoos. The awareness of herbs is increases, because they are safe and free from side effects....
Three body lotions (water-in-oil type) differing only in the emulsifier content were subjected to rheological measurements and\r\nsensory analysis with the aim to obtain coupling between the selected rheological characteristics and sensory factors. Both methods\r\nproved different behaviour of the samples caused by the difference in the emulsifying compound. To detect the relations between\r\nrheological (application of the power law model) and sensory variables, the four most important characteristics from sensory\r\nassessment (ease of pouring from the bottle, ease of spreading on a palm, thickness, and ease of spreading on back of hand) were\r\nselected. A close coupling (and hence mutual substitution) was found between consistency parameter k and thickness, k and the\r\nease of pouring from the bottle, and also k and the mean droplet size....
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