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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2014 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 146-150
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2014.146.150
Promotion and Computation of Inhibitory Effect on Tyrosinase Activity of Herbal Cream by Incorporating Indigenous Medicinal Plants
Ram Kumar Sahu, Amit Roy, Jaya Dwivedi and Arvind Kumar Jha

Abstract: Herbal cream imparts a chief role in regulating melanin production of skin. The phytoconstituents present in herbal cream impact biological functions of skin and contribute nutrients required for the healthy skin. In the present study, it was envisaged to prepare three batches of herbal cream (HC1, HC2 and HC3) containing ethanol extracts of Emblica officinalis (fruits), Daucus carota (root), Mangifera indica (leaves), Mentha arvensis (leaves), Terminalia arjuna (bark) and Cucumis sativus (fruits) and investigated the prepared cream for inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity. The herbal cream was formulated by incorporating different ratio of extracts, by using cream base. Each formulation HC1, HC2 and HC3 were segregated into three different formulations (HC1.1, HC1.2, HC1.3, HC2.1, HC2.2, HC2.3, HC3.1, HC3.2 and HC3.3) by incorporating increasing ratio of extract in formulation. The HC3.2 cream produces highest tyrosinase inhibitory effect 65.23±0.07%, while the HC2.1 exhibited minimum tyrosinase inhibitory effect 26.19±0.08% compared to other prepared cream. Comparison of the inhibitory activity of the formulations demonstrated that the rank order was HC3.2>HC3.3>HC1.2>HC1.3>HC3.1>HC1.1>HC2.3>HC2.2>HC2.1. It has been observed from the result that the formulations of antityrosinase activity were not concentrate dependent. This finding suggests that decrease in antityrosinase activity of HC1 and HC3 might be considering that the incompatibility of the higher extract content with the base of cream. The HC3 produce the maximum inhibitory effects on tyrosinase activity might be due to higher level of polyphenol and flavonoids present in extracts.

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Ram Kumar Sahu, Amit Roy, Jaya Dwivedi and Arvind Kumar Jha, 2014. Promotion and Computation of Inhibitory Effect on Tyrosinase Activity of Herbal Cream by Incorporating Indigenous Medicinal Plants. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 17: 146-150.

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